IBM has become the latest tech giant to unveil substantial investment plans in the United States, responding to calls from the Trump administration for increased domestic manufacturing. The company announced Monday that it will inject $150 billion into its U.S. operations over the next five years, with $30 billion specifically set aside to advance the production of mainframe and quantum computing technologies.
The Armonk, N.Y.-based firm framed its decision as part of a broader effort to boost the American economy. IBM’s announcement follows chipmaker Nvidia’s recent pledge to invest $500 billion and manufacture all of its artificial intelligence supercomputers within the United States.
“With this investment and manufacturing commitment, we are ensuring that IBM remains the epicenter of the world’s most advanced computing and AI capabilities,” IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a statement.
Still, whether such corporate promises materialize fully remains uncertain. Similar declarations in the past have not always lived up to their initial scope. A notable example is the $10 billion Foxconn project announced in Wisconsin in 2018, once praised by President Trump as the “eighth wonder of the world,” but which ultimately underdelivered.
Since President Trump took office, a wave of investment announcements has followed. Last month, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company committed $100 billion over four years to ramp up its U.S. production capacity, including bringing cutting-edge chipmaking technology to Arizona. In February, shortly after a meeting between Apple’s CEO and Trump, the company declared plans to spend $500 billion, hire 20,000 workers, and establish a Texas-based factory focused on AI infrastructure.
In January, Trump revealed a $100 billion AI computing venture involving OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle. While the initiative’s planning began before his term, it contributes to a trend of escalating tech sector investment in American data center infrastructure.
The Trump administration has strongly encouraged U.S.-based production, often targeting China in its push. Despite this, products such as smartphones, semiconductors, and other electronic devices have largely remained exempt from tariffs levied during the administration’s trade conflict with Beijing.
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