Taiwan’s government said TSMC has been granted an exemption from the 100% tariff the United States announced on imported semiconductors. The measure, unveiled by President Donald Trump as part of a broader push to expand domestic chip production, had sparked concern among electronics makers that rely on TSMC’s advanced nodes. The waiver was confirmed only hours after the tariff was published, shielding the world’s largest contract chipmaker from a duty that could have driven up costs for major U.S. customers such as Apple and Nvidia. Washington and TSMC have not yet disclosed the scope or duration of the exemption, leaving open questions about future trade conditions for the $600-billion global semiconductor industry.