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One year after Trump warns of semiconductor tariffs, what has changed

Nearly a year after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of 100 percent tariffs on semiconductors, advanced memory such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has avoided the levies, but Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix face investment demands running into the hundreds of trillions of won. The United States has begun a first-phase tariff on advanced computing chips while excluding memory. Focus is now on possible second-phase measures, including legacy memory tariffs and conditions tied to investment.

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Ahead of U.S. second-stage tariffs, pressure grows for South Korean chip investment

Pressure is growing on South Korean companies to invest more ahead of the United States\' second-stage semiconductor tariff measures. Taiwan secured assurances of tariff exemptions after agreeing a $500 billion investment package, raising the possibility that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix could face demands for additional investment worth hundreds of trillions of won. The key variable is whether exemption conditions tied to U.S. investment are specified, as uncertainty rises over tariff scope and qualifying investment.