NVIDIA to manufacture AI supercomputers and chips in US as part of $500B Stargate project
The move towards domestic manufacturing coincides with ongoing tariff pressures initiated by US President Donald Trump., aimed at reshoring critical technology manufacturing.
Chipmaker giant plans to manufacture its AI infrastructure entirely in the United States as part of the $500-billion Stargate project.
NVIDIA stated that it would partner with leading manufacturers to construct over a million square feet of dedicated production facilities.
The company is known globally for its graphics processing units (GPUs), a crucial component fuelling the ongoing artificial intelligence boom. It plans to produce up to $500 billion of AI infrastructure in the US via its manufacturing partnerships with TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron, Amkor, and SPIL over the next four years.
The company will assemble and test advanced Blackwell AI chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas, according to a statement from the company.
“The engines of the world’s AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time,” said Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA.
“Adding American manufacturing helps us better meet the incredible and growing demand for AI chips and supercomputers, strengthens our supply chain, and boosts our resiliency,” he added.
Production of NVIDIA's Blackwell chips has begun at TSMC's facilities in Phoenix, Arizona. In Texas, the company is partnering with Foxconn in Houston and Wistron in Dallas to build supercomputer manufacturing plants; mass production is expected to ramp up over the next 12 to 15 months.
The company plans to use its advanced AI, robotics, and digital twin technologies to design and operate the facilities, along with the NVIDIA Omniverse platform to build digital twins of factories and the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T initiative to develop robots to automate manufacturing processes.
The move towards domestic manufacturing coincides with ongoing tariff pressures initiated by US President Donald Trump, aimed at reshoring critical technology manufacturing. Trump initially imposed steep tariffs on Taiwanese and Chinese imports, although recent adjustments have exempted key tech components, such as smartphones, computers, and chips, from these tariffs.
The White House, In a statement, called NVIDIA’s announcement “the Trump Effect in action.”
“It’s the Trump Effect in action. President Donald J Trump has made US-based chips manufacturing a priority as part of his relentless pursuit of an American manufacturing renaissance, and it’s paying off — with trillions of dollars in new investments secured in the tech sector alone,” said the White House.
Edited by Swetha Kannan