Chipmaker Nvidia announced a plan to produce up to $500 billion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure in the U.S. over the next four years. 

According to an April 14 blog post, the company said that it plans to manufacture its AI supercomputers in Texas, marking the first time Nvidia will be fully producing the technology in the U.S. As part of that announcement, Nvidia also commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space to build, package and test chips in Arizona.

"The engines of the world’s AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time," said Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang. "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."

Nvidia's supercomputer manufacturing will be handled at two plants in Texas — one operated by Foxconn in Houston, and the other run by Wistron in Dallas. The company expects mass production at the facilities to ramp up within the next 12-15 months. 

In a separate release, the White House praised the announcement from Nvidia, stating that "onshoring these industries is good for the American worker, good for the American economy, and good for American national security." Despite the push to move chipmaking back to the U.S., the Trump administration exempted chips, smartphones, computers and other tech components from 145% tariffs against China, although the President has said he also intends to announce separate levies on foreign semiconductors, Reuters reports.