Hayden Field
April 14th 2025
CNBC
• Nvidia announced a push to produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. for the first time.
• Its Blackwell AI chips have started production in Phoenix, Arizona, at Taiwan Semiconductor plants.
• The news comes after President Donald Trump imposed high reciprocal tariffs on a long list of countries.
Nvidia, the AI chipmaker that powers much of today’s AI boom, on Monday announced a push to produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. for the first time.
The company said it plans to produce up to $500 billion of AI infrastructure in the U.S. via its manufacturing partnerships over the next four years.
“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,” CEO Jensen Huang said.
The news comes after President Donald Trump, in a push to take on trade deficits and pressure companies to on-shore more manufacturing to the U.S., imposed high reciprocal tariffs on a long list of countries. Trump placed a 32% tariff on products from Taiwan, where Nvidia largely manufactures its GPUs, and 145% tariffs on products from China, a move that threatened to take a toll on tech giants like Apple, which makes iPhones and most of its other products in China.
But things changed quickly: On Friday evening, Trump exempted chips, as well as smartphones, computers and other tech devices and components, from the reciprocal tariffs. On Sunday, he reportedly said he would announce tariffs on imported semiconductors within the week.