Nvidia says it makes chips in Arizona, supercomputers in Texas
Nvidia said on Monday that he had Started producing chips in factories in Arizona and will build supercomputers in Texas, carrying the production of key technology behind generative AI to the United States.
The news comes as Tariffs Declared by President Trump have caused concern about the price of imports of technology and products historically manufactured abroad. Most of the rates announced this month have been detained after a A major drop in stock exchangeand the Trump administration released some electronicsIncluding phones and computers, from certain rates over the weekend.
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Nvidia said its Blackwell chips are manufactured at TSMC Chip Plants in Phoenix. Supercomputers designed to be used in AI focused data centersIt will be built in Houston (in partnership with Foxconn) and Dallas (with Wistron). Nvidia expects production in supercomputer plants to increase next year or so.
“The engines of the world AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time,” Nvidia CEO Jenson Huang said in a statement. “Adding American production helps us better meet the incredible and increasing demand for AI chips and supercomputers, enhances our supply chain and increases our resilience.”
Efforts to bring semiconductor production in the United States have gained speed in recent years since President Biden signed The chip law In 2022, this law provides $ 53 billion to chipmatists to move production to the United States.