NVIDIA and TSMC celebrate first U.S made Blackwell wafer

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visited TSMC’s new fab in Phoenix, Arizona, to mark the production of the first NVIDIA Blackwell wafer made on U.S. soil. The announcement confirms that Blackwell GPUs have entered volume production, with both companies talking about their role in strengthening America’s semiconductor supply chain.

At the event, Huang and TSMC vice president Y.L. Wang signed the first wafer, highlighting the partnership’s goal of building the AI infrastructure within the United States. TSMC Arizona will manufacture 2nm to 4nm and A16-class chips for AI, telecom, and high-performance computing.

Source: TSMC

“This is the very first time in recent American history that the most important chip is being made in the United States,”

— Huang said, calling it a key step in U.S. reindustrialization.

TSMC Arizona CEO Ray Chuang credited the milestone to decades of collaboration with NVIDIA and the efforts of local teams bringing advanced chipmaking to America.

NVIDIA says it will use its own AI, robotics, and digital twin platforms to design and optimize future U.S. manufacturing sites, further integrating its technology into domestic production. The company will share more about its U.S. expansion and AI infrastructure plans at NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C., taking place from October 27 to 29.

Source: NVIDIA