The CHIPS and Science Act required every company it funded to provide the Commerce Department with equity warrants. Intel received $8.5B in direct grants plus $11B in loans — and gave the government a stake in return. Micron got $6.1B. TSMC Arizona got $6.6B. Samsung got $6.4B. US taxpayers are now direct shareholders in the most strategically critical semiconductor companies in the world.
These government equity positions change dividend policies, impose buyback restrictions, create 10-year China manufacturing constraints, and signal which companies the US considers strategically non-negotiable. We track every position from CHIPS, DPA Title III, Treasury, and DOE — all the way back to the 2020 COVID-era airline bailout warrants.
The 25 most recent US federal equity stakes, warrants and direct investments on file — CHIPS Act, DPA Title III, Treasury and DOE programs — shown as recorded. Updated daily; most recent entry 2026-08.
| Date | Company | Program | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08 | Lithium Americas Corp.LAC | DOE Loan | Warrants | $2.23 billion |
| 2026-08 | Intel CorporationINTC | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $8.9 billion |
| 2026-07-31 | Trilogy Metals Inc.TMQ | DPA Title III | Equity Stake | $35.6 million |
| 2026-07-31 | GlobalFoundries Inc.GFS | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $300 million |
| 2026-07-29 | GlobalFoundriesGFS | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $300 million |
| 2026-07-29 | Multibeam Corporation | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $140 million |
| 2026-07-29 | GlobalFoundries Inc.GFS | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $300 million |
| 2026-07-29 | Kepler | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $245 million |
| 2026-07 | Kepler | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $245 million |
| 2026-07 | Extropic | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | Undisclosed |
| 2026-07 | Thintronics | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | Undisclosed |
| 2026-07 | Aeluma | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | Undisclosed |
| 2026-07 | Multibeam Corporation | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $140 million |
| 2026-07 | GlobalFoundriesGFS | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $300 million |
| 2026-07 | GlobalFoundries Inc.GFS | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $375 million |
| 2026-07 | Lithium Americas Corp.LAC | DOE Loan | Equity Stake | $100 million |
| 2026-07 | Trilogy Metals Inc.TMQ | DPA Title III | Equity Stake | $35.6 million |
| 2026-07 | Trilogy MetalsTMQ | DPA Title III | Equity Stake | $35.6 million |
| 2026-07 | Intel CorporationINTC | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $19.5 billion |
| 2026-07 | Aeluma, Inc. | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | Undisclosed |
| 2026-07 | Various Semiconductor Start-ups (Portfolio) | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $874 million |
| 2026-07 | OBSIDIA Semiconductors | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | Undisclosed |
| 2026-06-16 | Rigetti Computing, Inc.RGTI | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | Undisclosed |
| 2026-06-16 | SandboxAQ | CHIPS Act | Equity Stake | $500 million |
| 2026-06 | Lithium AmericasLAC | DOE Loan | Warrants | Not disclosed |
The $52B semiconductor program requiring equity stakes or warrants from recipients. Intel, Micron, TSMC, Samsung, GlobalFoundries, IBM and more.
DOD investments in strategic domestic manufacturing capacity — rare earths, munitions, advanced materials — often including equity provisions.
Warrants received from financial institutions and automakers during the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Historical archive of what was acquired and sold.
Treasury equity stakes in airlines (Delta, United, American, Southwest) and other industries through 2020-2021 pandemic relief programs.
Department of Energy ATVM and Title XVII loan guarantees to EV manufacturers and renewable energy companies, sometimes including equity upside provisions.
Joint federal-state investment packages — like the Intel Ohio fab deal — that include multiple layers of taxpayer equity exposure.
The US government takes equity positions through several mechanisms: (1) The CHIPS and Science Act authorizes the Commerce Department to require equity stakes or warrants when providing direct funding to semiconductor manufacturers; (2) The Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III allows DOD to invest in strategic industrial capacity in exchange for equity; (3) The Treasury Department has historically taken warrants in financial institutions during bailouts (TARP). These are taxpayer-funded investments in private companies.
As of 2025, major CHIPS Act recipients include Intel ($8.5B direct funding + $11B in loans), Micron Technology ($6.1B), TSMC Arizona ($6.6B), Samsung Semiconductor ($6.4B), GlobalFoundries ($1.5B), IBM ($150M), and several smaller advanced packaging companies. All deals include provisions for the government to receive equity warrants or direct ownership stakes.
An equity warrant gives the government the right to purchase a company's stock at a fixed price in the future. Rather than taking direct ownership immediately, warrants allow taxpayers to profit if the funded company succeeds — the model used during the 2008-2009 TARP bailouts, where Treasury made billions on warrants received from bailed-out banks and automakers.
Government investment signals strategic national importance, which can reduce bankruptcy risk and attract additional private capital. However, it also introduces political constraints — companies receiving CHIPS Act funding face restrictions on share buybacks, dividends, and building advanced chip facilities in China. These terms can both support and limit stock performance.
Yes. Our database includes Treasury warrants from the CARES Act (airlines, Boeing), DOE loans to EV manufacturers, and other COVID-era government investments where the US taxpayer received equity exposure. The full historical archive goes back to 2020.