Though the United States is the global leader in designing chips, the vast majority of chip production happens overseas, particularly in U.S.-ally Taiwan.

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on imported computer chips, pharmaceuticals and steel, he said on Monday, to push companies to manufacture more in the United States. The comments mark the latest in a number of trade-related threats unleashed by Trump in recent days.

If he follows through, it could raise prices on many day-to-day items as economists are almost unanimous that tariffs are passed on as consumer price increases.