The US government is considering taking a stake in Intel and other semiconductor companies that benefit from CHIPS Act funding, according to officials from the Trump administration. The move follows SoftBank's $2 billion investment in the faltering chip giant.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that Intel would be required to give the federal government an equity stake in the company in return for its CHIPS Act subsidy cash, which was granted last year under the previous administration.

Intel finalized its agreement with the Commerce Department last November, a deal that would see it receive up to $7.86 billion to help fund its semiconductor fabrication plants and advanced packaging projects at sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon.

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