Auditable claim record

NVIDIA Blackwell wafer produced in the U.S. (2025 milestone) · manufactured by

TSMC · SUPPORTED

urn:vlsi:claim:fb433b6321cee4c4062487a2ff2230e77740d7c9bd4953e0aac8b913bb254271

This establishes the documented U.S. Blackwell-wafer milestone, not every Blackwell wafer or SKU.

Evidence

NVIDIA reports the first NVIDIA Blackwell wafer was produced on U.S. soil at TSMC's Phoenix manufacturing facility.

NVIDIA Newsroom · lines 14, 18 · supports

Published 2025-10-17 · Retrieved 2026-09-08T16:12:07.039Z

urn:vlsi:evidence:4210d9a3757ad4f34a4fb45fc3a8bd2dacfed015651d0b5d17c6350f199e6494

New assessments preserve earlier records. A correction changes the current interpretation without rewriting what VLSI knew before it.

Recorded assessments, oldest first
Revision	Recorded at (UTC)	Status	Validity	Reviewer & reason
1	2026-09-08T16:12:07.092Z	SUPPORTED	point 2025-10-17	curated-source-agent (agent) Evidence ingested by curated-primary-sources/1.1.0. This establishes the documented U.S. Blackwell-wafer milestone, not every Blackwell wafer or SKU.