U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into the federal government taking equity stakes in computer chip manufacturers that receive CHIPS Act funding to build factories in the country, two sources said.

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.

In an unprecedented move to foster national semiconductor production, the U.S. government has attained a 10% equity stake in Intel Corporation. Intel is an American multinational technology