It is almost certain that NVIDIA will start making some of its AI chips and supercomputers in the United States amid the recent tariff chaos. The company announced It is being built and tested Blackwell chips In Arizona and its plans to build its AI supercomputers – presumably recently announced DGX Sparks and DGX Stations – In Texas.
NVIDIA said TSMC has made Blackwell Chips in Phoenix, Arizona, and the company is working with Amkor and Spil for testing and packaging. In Texas, the company’s supercomputers will be made by Foxconn in Houston and Wistron in Dallas. “Mass production at both plants is expected to increase in the next 12-15 months,” Nvidia said.
It is not clear which version of NVIDIA’s Blackwell chip TSMC will actually be under construction, but chipmakers plan to have the ability to handle a wide variety of manufacturing industries for US tech companies including Apple and Qualcomm. Received TSMC $6.6 billion in funding Under the Biden Administration’s “Bargo Chip Act” and promises to spend Another $100 billion Expanded its U.S. operations in March.
NVIDIA is most directly benefiting from the current AI boom and is severely affected The latest round of tariffs President Donald Trump announced. As of April 11, some of these tariffs have been “Pause” of computers and chipspulling companies like Nvidia avoids some financial conflicts, but moving some manufacturing to the United States is a more permanent way to avoid a persistent trade war.
