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Government Stake in Semiconductor Industry - The US government is considering taking an equity stake in Intel in exchange for CHIPS Act funding, moving away from grants [1][2][8] - The proposed equity stake is viewed as a way for American taxpayers to benefit from the investment in semiconductor manufacturing [2][8] - The potential stake could be around 10% of the company [2][3][4] - The government is considering non-voting rights with the equity stake [3] National Security and Semiconductor Manufacturing - National security concerns are driving the initiative to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the US, reducing reliance on Taiwan [1] - The US aims to create its own domestic chip production capacity, including leading-edge chips [1] - The initiative involves deals with Japan and Korea to build semiconductor infrastructure and economic capacity in America [1][10][11] Trade and Investment - Japan has offered to reduce tariffs from 25% to 15% and provide a $550 billion investment fund [10][11] - Korea has offered an additional $350 billion investment [10][11] - The combined $900 billion from Japan and Korea will be used to improve infrastructure [10][11]