Trump’s Taiwan Chip Tariff Threat Could Be a Fresh Blow to Nvidia

• President Donald Trump is threatening to impose tariffs of up to 100% on chips made in Taiwan.
• That could be bad news for Nvidia, which relies on Taiwan’s TSMC for its chip supply.
• Nvidia’s value declined by 17% on Monday in a market rout triggered by China’s DeepSeek.

President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on semiconductors made in Taiwan could deal a fresh blow to Nvidia, whose shares dropped by 17% on Monday in a DeepSeek-induced sell-off.