Nvidia unveiled the first chip wafer produced at TSMC’s Arizona fab for its newest AI chip series, Blackwell. It's a symbolic milestone in US chip manufacturing tied to TSMC’s planned US$165 billion US investment.
00:00NVIDIA has unveiled the first wafer for its newest AI chip series, Blackwell, to be made in the U.S. at Taiwan chip giant TSMC's plant in Arizona.
00:11The company says the move strengthens U.S. chip manufacturing and aligns with President Donald Trump's push for tech leadership.
00:18But the wafer still needs to be sent to Taiwan for final packaging.
00:22TSMC's Arizona plant will produce an advanced two, three and four nanometer chips for AI and smartphones.
00:29It's part of a planned $165 billion investment by TSMC in the United States, the largest foreign investment ever made in the country.
00:39The expansion, however, has raised concerns among some in Taiwan about the risks of moving cutting-edge production offshore.
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