The China Semiconductor Industry Association clarified that the place of origin for chips is determined by the location of the wafer fabrication plant.

China on Friday said U.S. chip firms outsourcing manufacturing would be exempt from the country’s tariffs on U.S. goods, according to a notice on WeChat. The post by the China Semiconductor Industry Association indicated that for all integrated circuits,

U.S. chipmakers that outsource manufacturing will be exempt from China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, according to a notice by the main Chinese semiconductor association on Friday. Given the highly specialized and multi-country nature of chip supply chains,