Smiths expands US manufacturing of chip testers, after trade restrictions
Engineering company Smiths Group has become the latest manufacturer to establish a route around US President Donald Trump’s trade policies, by preparing to make some of its semiconductor testing devices in Texas instead of China.
Chief executive Roland Carter told the Financial Times the FTSE 100 conglomerate had been shifting manufacturing of its Полупроводниковите „ гнезда “, употребявани за експериментиране на новоизработени чипове, от Suzhou, в Китай, до Тексас.
Компанията съобщи, че този ход, който те започнаха да вършат предишния юли, преди президентските избори в Съединени американски щати, бяха провокирани от години на ескалиране на комерсиалните ограничавания. The curbs started during Trump’s first term, from 2017 to 2021, and continued under his successor, Joe Biden.
However, the company said the shift had become “even more important ” following recent announcements of further tariffs.
Carter said the move was being made to support US-based chip manufacturers who wanted the product in...
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