Nvidia, TSMC unveil first Blackwell wafer produced in U.S.

Nvidia (NVDA) said it is working together with TSMC (TSM) to celebrate the first Nvidia Blackwell wafer produced on U.S. soil, representing that Blackwell has reached volume production. This bolsters the U.S. supply chain and onshores the AI technology stack that will turn data into intelligence and secure America’s leadership for the AI era, the company said. “This is a historic moment for several reasons. It’s the very first time in recent American history that the single most important chip is being manufactured here in the United States by the most advanced fab, by TSMC, here in the United States,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. “This is the vision of President Trump of reindustrialization – to bring back manufacturing to America, to create jobs, of course, but also, this is the single most vital manufacturing industry and the most important technology industry in the world.”