# NVIDIA Funds Six Chip Suppliers for AI Expansion

> NVIDIA backs six chip suppliers with $279B to boost AI capacity.
- Title: NVIDIA Funds Six Chip Suppliers for AI Expansion · Dealroom
- Summary: NVIDIA backs six chip suppliers with $279B to boost AI capacity. NVIDIA secured $279 billion in supplier commitments to expand AI chip manufacturing capacity…
- Keywords: nvidia, semiconductor, supply chain, chip manufacturing, gtx, gpc, gta, startups, business, Funds, Six, Chip
- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/164902-nvidia-backs-six-chip-suppliers-in-279b-push-to-break-ai-capacity-bottle
- Published: 2026-10-22T02:42:14+00:00
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- Topics: nvidia, ai, semiconductor, supply chain, chip manufacturing, gtx, gpc, gta, startups, business
## NVIDIA Announces Funding
NVIDIA announced at GTC Berlin on October 21 it will fund six supply chain partners to expand manufacturing capacity across semiconductor substrates, advanced packaging, testing, and optical engines.
## Partners and Deals
The partners are Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Japan's Ibiden, Taiwan's Unimicron, US-based Amkor, Taiwan's KYEC, and SPIL. Together, the substrate agreements aim to lift capacity 2.5-fold over three years.
## Key Deals and Timeline
NVIDIA signed a $1.3 billion deal with Amkor to raise advanced packaging capacity in south korea more than 300% by 2028.It paid KYEC a $1.1 billion advance to build testing facilities in the us.
## Key takeaway

NVIDIA secured $279 billion in supplier commitments to expand AI chip manufacturing capacity by 2027-2028.