Sources: the US is preparing to set a price floor and impose tariffs on polysilicon, a material critical to chips, later this month, in a bid to counter China (Reuters)
The Trump administration is preparing to set a price floor and impose tariffs on polysilicon and related products …
The US is preparing to take action against China in the form of a price floor and tariffs on polysilicon, a material critical to chip production. According to Reuters sources, this move is intended to counter China's influence in the industry and is expected to take effect later this month.
Polysilicon is a key component in the production of chips, and the US is taking steps to secure its supply chain. The US has concerns about the security of certain components, including optical transceivers, which are used in data centers to convert electrical impulse data into light and vice versa.
Reuters also reports that there are US-based manufacturers of optical transceivers, including Lumentum, Coherent, and Apple Optoelectronics, but they reportedly lack the scale and capacity of leading Chinese producers.
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