NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Secures 50% Production Boost from TSMC for AI Chip Manufacturing

NVIDIA's unstoppable AI chip demand has TSMC boosting 3nm production by a huge 50%

TL;DR: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has requested TSMC to boost 3nm chip production by 50% to meet rising demand for Blackwell AI GPUs and Rubin AI platforms. This expansion highlights NVIDIA's reliance on TSMC's advanced semiconductor fabs as both companies prepare for increased AI chip manufacturing in 2026. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has asked TSMC to increase its 3nm production by 50% as demand for the company's Blackwell AI chips continues to swell, as the groundwork is being laid down for its next-gen Rubin AI GPUs. Jensen is in Taiwan right now, where he was hanging out with TSMC founder Morris Chang, where he praised the country and TSMC, saying: "without TSMC, there would be no NVIDIA today". Jensen has visited TSMC's new Tainan 3nm semiconductor fab, while also visiting Hsinchu to participate in TSMC's annual sports day. TSMC has fresh new additional orders for NVIDIA AI chips fabbed on its 3nm process, which will require TSMC to expand the production capacity of its 3nm process fabbed at its Southern Taiwan Science Park 18B fab, increasing from the current 100,000 to 110,000 wafers per month, to 160,000 wafers per month. This is a huge increase of 45% to 50%, with NVIDIA's additional monthly wafer requirements at around 35,000 wafers. NVIDIA will need as much of TSMC's 3nm production capacity, as it wasn't long ago we were reporting that TSMC's 3nm and 5nm production was expected to be "100% booked out" in 2026, with more on that story in the links above. Additionally, NVIDIA's new Blackwell Ultra GB300 AI chips and new Vera Rubin AI platform are both fabbed on TSMC's N3P process node, so things are looking super-busy for both companies as we flow into 2026.

"No TSMC, No NVIDIA," Stresses CEO Jensen Huang as He Highlights the Importance of the Taiwan Chip Giant for the AI Industry

NVIDIA's CEO was spotted at TSMC's "Sports Day" today, and while addressing the public, Jensen stated that without TSMC, NVIDIA wouldn't have been in the dominant position it currently is. Jensen is currently on his fourth visit to Taiwan this year alone, and every time, his meeting with TSMC's executives is always followed by 'appreciative' comments. On the attendance of the Taiwan giant's sports event, NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang claimed straightforwardly that "without TSMC, there would be no NVIDIA today", praising not only the firm's executives, but also workers and professionals involved in fueling Team Green's semiconductor demands. One of the main reasons behind Jensen's visit to TSMC this time is to secure additional Blackwell chip wafers, as we reported yesterday. NVIDIA faces a massive demand for its current product offerings, which primarily consist of chips and rack-scale configurations within the Blackwell series. To meet the enormous demand, NVIDIA has requested that TSMC allocate additional chip production capacity. Along with this, Team Green is expected to be a primary customer of the 3nm process, securing around 30% of the total production, which shows that the AI bandwagon is moving with full force. The statement "No TSMC, no NVIDIA" does seem a bit dramatic when you look at it for the first time, but once the supply chain is analyzed, there's no doubt that the Taiwan chip giant is at the center of NVIDIA's AI business, whether it includes supplying necessary semiconductors or even advanced packaging services like CoWoS. More importantly, Team Green initially had been one of the 'late adopters' of cutting-edge chip technologies, but now the firm is racing to get its hands on advanced chips like the A16, implying that TSMC's importance will only grow. NVIDIA needs to keep TSMC 'close' to itself, given that the firm is one of the most sought-after in the AI industry. And, with Jensen's continued visits to Taiwan, it appears that the NVIDIA-TSMC relationship will evolve significantly moving forward.