US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on semiconductor chips has complicated Taiwan's bid to remain a global powerhouse in the critical sector and stay onside with key backer Washington, analysts said.

President Donald Trump is eyeing a “25% or higher” tariff across all semiconductor chips the United States imports, with rates likely to “go very substantially higher over a course of a year,” he told reporters on Tuesday.

Apple Inc., as it seeks relief from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from China, said that it will hire 20,000 new workers and produce AI servers in the US.

Apple will invest more than $500 billion in the United States, the iPhone maker announced on Monday, following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose additional import tariffs. Calling it its "largest-ever spend commitment,

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Friday he would communicate more with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and invest more in the U.S, hours after Trump ordered reciprocal tariffs on trade partners.