Wistron opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to produce hardware for Nvidia artificial intelligence systems, NVIDIA reported. The 324,000-square-foot greenfield plant, designated as Wistron's D1 facility, represents a $700 million commitment to U.S. advanced manufacturing.
NVIDIA founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang joined Wistron Chairman Simon Lin, Taiwan government officials, and local Fort Worth leaders at the opening ceremony. The event marked the unveiling of the first NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Superchip produced on site, which Huang signed.
The D1 plant currently operates two manufacturing cells. One cell builds the NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Superchip, while the second will produce the NVIDIA Vera Rubin Superchip. Wistron plans to scale production at the site to tens of thousands of boards per month this year.
Facility Operations and Digital Twins
Before construction began, Wistron designed and fully simulated the facility using a digital twin built on NVIDIA's open platform. The simulation incorporated Nemotron and Cosmos frontier models, Omniverse and Metropolis libraries, and open frameworks like PhysicsNeMo. Wistron engineers used this virtual setup to validate assembly line layouts, optimize production workflows, and train workers on standard operating procedures.
Over 500 new jobs have been created across the Texas facility, with plans to reach 1,000 employees by the end of the year. Huang stated that the facility generates employment across multiple sectors, including plumbing, construction, electrical work, and manufacturing.
Production Scale and Investments
NVIDIA has committed to manufacturing up to $500 billion in advanced AI platforms within the United States. Huang described the complete system built around the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Superchip as the world's most powerful AI supercomputer. He stated that each system weighs two tons, costs $4 million, and contains 1.5 million parts.
Lin noted during the ceremony that the facility supports a vision connecting global AI development to local communities. Following the ceremony, Huang participated in separate interviews with Mike Allen of Axios and Lana Ferguson of the Dallas Morning News.
