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06. July 2026
Us Tech Giants Unleash Domestic Manufacturing Power As Nvidia And Intel Make Billions In Ai Infrastructure
As the United States bolsters its local chip supply chain, companies like Nvidia and Intel are touting their homegrown American manufacturing prowess. The two tech giants have made significant investments in domestic production, with plans to produce billions of dollars’ worth of AI infrastructure on U.S. soil over the next four years.
Nvidia’s network of American manufacturing partners now spans 43 states, according to a recent blog post. The company claims that its partner TSMC is producing Blackwell wafers at volume in Phoenix, Arizona, and plans to produce up to $500 billion of AI infrastructure in the U.S. over four years with partners including TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron, Corning, Coherent, and Amkor.
Intel has also made its own case for end-to-end U.S. capabilities across design, manufacturing, and advanced packaging. The company’s America250 partnership aims to create a more sustainable and resilient supply chain, with investments in workforce development and K-12 AI education.
While both companies have made significant strides in establishing their domestic presence, there are still gaps in the system. Every Blackwell die that leaves TSMC’s Arizona fab still crosses the Pacific to be packaged, meaning that no American-made chips leave U.S. soil for packaging. Similarly, HBM memory is not manufactured or packaged on U.S. soil, with every stack coming out of SK hynix and Samsung facilities in South Korea.
This lack of domestic packaging capacity is a significant challenge, particularly as the demand for AI-driven semiconductors continues to grow. According to consultancy Public First, Nvidia-driven AI demand will contribute $485 billion to U.S. GDP in 2026 and support over 100,000 jobs. “AI is driving a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvigorate American manufacturing and supply chains,” said Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.
Nvidia and TSMC produced the first Blackwell wafer at Fab 21 near Phoenix last October, marking a significant milestone in the development of American chip manufacturing. The site has since moved to volume output of Blackwell silicon on TSMC’s 4NP node, the custom 4nm-class process built for Nvidia.
Intel’s Fab 52 became fully operational in the same month as the first high-volume home of Intel 18A. Naga Chandrasekaran, Intel’s chief technology and operations officer, told CNBC in December that the fab is capable of more than 10,000 18A wafer starts per week.
However, while leading-edge logic wafers are now being fabbed in the U.S. by two companies on two competing nodes, the packaging process remains a significant challenge. TSMC’s CoWoS-L packaging, used for its Blackwell data center GPU, is located exclusively in Taiwan. This means that every Blackwell die that leaves TSMC’s Arizona fab still crosses the Pacific to be packaged.
The lack of domestic packaging capacity is not unique to TSMC, however. Every stack of HBM memory comes out of SK hynix and Samsung facilities in South Korea or Micron’s fabs in Taiwan and Japan, with no U.S. facility currently manufacturing or packaging HBM.
Amkor broke ground on its Peoria, Arizona campus last October, a $7 billion, two-phase project with up to 750,000 square feet of cleanroom space and $400 million in CHIPS Act funding. The company has signed an agreement with TSMC to procure packaging and test services for the next decade.
SK hynix began initial work on its advanced packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, targeting mass production of HBM4E and HBM5 in the second half of 2028. The timing means that the entire Blackwell family, and likely the first Rubin generation, will complete their product lifecycles without a fully domestic manufacturing path.
The Section 48D advanced manufacturing tax credit, raised to 35% last July](https://aiwirenews.com/posts/intel-poised-to-power-next-gen-tech-giants-as-google-and-b9a14f/), doesn’t apply to projects whose construction begins after December 31st, 2026. This creates a fiscal deadline for companies like Coherent and SK hynix that are aiming to benefit from the credit.
Foxconn and Wistron’s Houston and Fort Worth plants will receive GPUs packaged in Taiwan and assemble them into trays, racks, and systems on U.S. soil. While this type of assembly work is carrying most of the $500 billion figure, which counts the value of AI infrastructure produced rather than capital spent on factories.
While Nvidia and Intel have made significant strides in establishing their domestic presence, there are still gaps in the system. The lack of domestic packaging capacity remains a critical challenge, particularly as the demand for AI-driven semiconductors continues to grow.
The development of American chip manufacturing is a complex process that requires significant investment and cooperation between companies, government agencies, and educational institutions. As the United States bolsters its local supply chain, it’s essential to address these challenges head-on and create a more resilient and sustainable manufacturing ecosystem.
Only time will tell if the progress made by Nvidia and Intel will be enough to meet the growing demand for AI-driven semiconductors. However, with continued investment and innovation, it’s possible that the United States can establish itself as a leading player in the global chip industry.
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