Nvidia starts producing its Blackwell AI chip at TSMC's Arizona plant
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Nvidia has announced the initiation of its Blackwell AI GPU production at TSMC's Phoenix, Arizona facility, marking a significant step toward reshoring chip manufacturing to the U.S. TSMC, the largest chipmaker globally, has pledged a $100 billion investment to expand U.S. chip production. In addition, Nvidia plans to build supercomputer production plants in Texas in collaboration with Foxconn and Wistron, anticipating that these developments will create vast job opportunities and bolster the economy significantly over the coming decades.
Manufacturing NVIDIA AI chips and supercomputers for American AI factories is expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and drive trillions of dollars in economic security over the coming decades.
TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., is the world's biggest chipmaker and announced a $100 billion investment in US chipmaking last month.
Nvidia has started producing its Blackwell AI GPUs at TSMC's plant in Phoenix, Arizona, while companies within the state package and test them.
Nvidia is teaming up with Foxconn and Wistron to build supercomputer production plants in Texas, expecting mass production ramp-up in 12 to 15 months.
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