U.S. government
The executive branch as employer, chip investor and tariff-setter, including the White House.
Role in each timeline
- Who Cut Jobs When: A Register of Major U.S. Layoffs, 2025 to 2026
Its 2025 workforce reduction, largely through deferred resignations, was a major contributor to the year’s announced cuts.
- TSMC Arizona: From a $12 Billion Fab to a $265 Billion Gigafab Cluster
Federal support was part of TSMC's original 2020 Arizona announcement and later included proposed CHIPS Act funding.
- OpenAI Frontier Models: From GPT-4 to GPT-6 Astra
Received capability previews and was informed of partner participation in the initial GPT-5.6 limited-preview access process.
- US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
Authority that granted Nvidia licenses for H20 and H200 shipments.
- Intel Foundry and 18A: From IDM 2.0 to a Government-Owned Stake
Provided CHIPS Act support and bought newly issued Intel shares in 2025 using unpaid grants and Secure Enclave funding.
- US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
Confirmed the reported arrangement under which AMD and Nvidia would give the U.S. government 15 percent of covered China-chip revenue.
Entries that mention U.S. government
- GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna start as a limited preview at the U.S. government's request Announcementon OpenAI Frontier Models: From GPT-4 to GPT-6 Astra
- US grants Nvidia a license for small H200 shipments to China Regulatoryon US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
- US grants Nvidia licenses for certain H20 shipments to China Regulatoryon US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
- Nvidia says the US has assured it H20 licenses will be granted and sales to China will resume Announcementon US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
- US requires a license for H20 exports to China; Nvidia flags up to US$5.5 billion in charges Regulatoryon US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
- US makes the new licensing requirements effective immediately for Nvidia's data center parts Regulatoryon US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
- US imposes a license requirement on Nvidia A100 and H100 exports to China Regulatoryon US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200