TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Nvidia has begun mass-producing its advanced Blackwell AI chips with TSMC in Arizona, Nikkei Asia reported Saturday.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) made the announcement Friday after touring the chipmaker’s cutting-edge fabrication plant in Arizona. 

“This is a historic moment,” he said. “It’s the very first time in recent American history that the single most important chip is being made here in the US by the world’s most advanced fab.”

Huang noted that the move aligns with President Donald Trump’s goal of reindustrializing the country and reviving domestic manufacturing. “This is the single most vital manufacturing industry and the most important technology industry in the world,” he said, adding the shift would create high-tech jobs while strengthening national competitiveness.

The first phase of TSMC’s Arizona plant, its most advanced facility outside Taiwan, began mass production at the end of 2024. Apple, Nvidia, and AMD are among its first customers, and bringing advanced chip production online in a new geography required extensive testing and calibration.

Intel has also launched production of its most advanced 18A node chips in Arizona, reinforcing the state’s emergence as a hub for next-generation semiconductor manufacturing.

Huang’s visit followed TSMC’s announcement that it would accelerate production of 2 nm chips in the US. TSMC Chair and CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家) signaled plans to expand beyond the company’s NT$5.05 trillion (US$165 billion) investment, recently acquiring additional land in Arizona to prepare for soaring AI-driven demand.

CEO of TSMC Arizona Ray Chung called the Blackwell production launch a milestone made possible by the company’s three-decade partnership with Nvidia.