The US would face a 'deep and immediate recession' if made-in-Taiwan chips were cut off, US commerce secretary says
The US would face a"deep and immediate recession" if the country's access to made-in-Taiwan chips were cut off, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday.
on Wednesday."It's a deep and immediate recession. It's an inability to protect ourselves by making military equipment. We need to make this in America."to advance a $50 billion bill aimed at boosting semiconductor manufacturing in the US. Although many of the chips the US uses are designed at home, the country purchases 90% of leading-edge chips from Taiwan, where they are made. This poses a national security risk as such chips are used in a wide range of applications, including military, Raimondo added.