Trump vowed to kill CHIPS Act. Instead, he’s found a way to salvage it.

The Trump administration is reportedly discussing a deal to take a 10% stake in Intel, which could potentially leverage Chips Act funding as part of the equity.

Trump administration looking to convert funding from Chips Act into equity in the semiconductor manufacturer

The Trump administration wants U.S. chipmaker Intel to give the federal government an equity stake to receive $8 billion via the CHIPS and Science Act.

The potential deal could involve swapping government grants for shares in the chip making giant.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC that the government has no intention of meddling in Intel's business, and will have its hands tied by holding non-voting shares.

Trump vowed to kill CHIPS Act. Instead, he’s found a way to salvage it.

The new stake in the tech giant aims to increase US semiconductor chip production.

The move marks a clear change of direction just weeks after Trump called for CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign over his ties to Chinese firms.

President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. government is looking to take a 10% stake in struggling chipmaker Intel.

The extraordinary development follows a meeting between CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Trump after he called for Tan’s removal.

President Donald Trump said that Intel has agreed to give the U.S. government a 10% stake in its business.

Intel deal could pave the way for the US to profit off CHIPS Act funding.

Intel is expected to receive about $10 billion in CHIPS Act grants from the government to help fund the building of chip plants in the U.S.

The government is getting 433.3 million shares of non-voting stock priced at $20.47 apiece — a discount from Friday's closing price at $24.80.