Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the buildout of "AI factories" is becoming the largest domestic industrial push in a generation, anchored by a new $2 billion laser-manufacturing partnership in Texas. Huang ties the expansion to roughly 500,000 jobs already created nationwide and hundreds of billions of dollars in planned US electronics production.
Nvidia is putting money behind Jensen Huang's reshoring pitch. The CEO laid out a vision for AI-driven manufacturing reshoring, arguing that building "AI factories" is quietly becoming the largest domestic industrial buildout in a generation.
A $2 billion bet on Texas
At the center of the push sits a $2 billion partnership with Coherent to expand a facility in Sherman, Texas, where the plant will produce indium phosphide lasers used in chip interconnects. The project is expected to create roughly 1,000 jobs, with about 550 in advanced manufacturing, engineering, and technical roles.
Huang estimates that AI infrastructure initiatives have already generated approximately 500,000 jobs across the United States, spanning construction, skilled trades, energy, and advanced manufacturing. Nvidia's ambitions extend beyond Texas: the company is pursuing deals for multi-gigawatt AI factory capacity, starting with an initial 4.25 GW in Ohio. For context, a single gigawatt can power roughly 750,000 homes.
Investment cascading through the supply chain
Third-party investments mobilized by these initiatives are projected to exceed $500 billion, a figure that reflects capital requirements across Nvidia's supplier base rather than the company's own spending alone. Nvidia has also committed to procuring hundreds of billions of dollars in US-manufactured electronics over the next four years.
That shift covers Nvidia's Blackwell and Grace Blackwell architectures, with TSMC handling fabrication while Foxconn and Wistron serve as assembly partners, all expanding their US operations. The CHIPS Act created financial incentives for domestic semiconductor investment, and Nvidia has structured its expansion to take advantage of those provisions.
Energy is the other constraint behind the plan. Huang described the required power and grid investments as "market-based investments in energy infrastructure", distinguishing them from government-subsidized projects.
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