NVIDIA bets $150B on Taiwan as Trump's plan to make US an AI hub backfires

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang announced that the company plans to invest 150 billion dollars a year in Taiwan. The investment is intended to keep Taiwan at the center of artificial intelligence work. Huang spoke during a ceremony for the launch of the company's new Taiwan base. Taiwan produces chips, packaging, systems and AI supercomputers, Huang said. The company has many partners in the area. Four or five years ago Nvidia spent 10 billion to 15 billion dollars a year in Taiwan. Annual spending has risen to 100 billion dollars and is set to reach 150 billion dollars. A new headquarters funded by the investments is expected to open by 2030 after construction begins this year. Nvidia anticipates the project will make Taiwan the world's tech manufacturing hub for a long time. Huang said the facility will help the company become worth even more in three to five years. Nvidia is the world's most valuable company. It became the first to reach a 5 trillion dollar market capitalization in 2025. Huang has not explained how the plans in Taiwan may conflict with Donald Trump's push to make the United States the world's artificial intelligence hub. Nvidia started producing AI chips on United States soil last April. The production appeared designed to align with Trump's priority for domestic manufacturing under his AI Action Plan. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Ars on the issue.