Semiconductor Manufacturers NAICS 334413

Sep 5, 2025 - US To Take 9.9% Equity Stake In Intel

• President Donald Trump has announced that the US will purchase a 9.9% stake in Intel for $8.9 billion, or $20.47 per share. The purchase of the 433.3 million Intel shares will be made with funding from the $5.7 billion in unpaid grants from the Biden-era CHIPS Act and $3.2 billion awarded to Intel for the Secure Enclave program, also awarded under Trump's predecessor, President Biden. The Intel investment follows a US government agreement allowing AI chip giant Nvidia NVDA to sell its H20 chips to China in exchange for receiving 15% of those sales.
• The One Big Beautiful Bill legislation passed by the US Congress includes a proposal to increase tax credits for semiconductor firms building capacity in the US to 35% from an existing rate of 25%. Companies eligible for the credits may include chipmakers such as Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and Micron Technology. The new provisions expand on tax incentives under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which provided grants of $39 billion and loans of $75 billion for US-based semiconductor manufacturing projects.

• Semiconductor manufacturer TSMC plans to invest “at least” $100 billion in chip manufacturing plants in the US over the next four years as part of an effort to expand the company’s network of semiconductor factories. TSMC previously pledged to spend $65 billion on US-based fabrication plants and has received up to $6.6 billion in grants from the CHIPS Act, a major Biden administration-era law that sought to boost domestic semiconductor production. The US government considers TSMC’s heavy Taiwanese presence a strategic risk because of growing threats from the mainland Chinese government, according to TechCrunch.
• Semiconductor manufacturing industry employment decreased slightly while wages for nonsupervisory employees increased slightly during the first five months of 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Semiconductor manufacturers slightly decreased their prices during the first half of 2025, according to the BLS.