One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers will establish two AI supercomputing facilities in Fort Worth.
On Thursday, Wistron, a Taiwanese electronics company, announced it officially selected two sites at AllianceTexas, a 27,000-acre industrial hub in Fort Worth to set down local roots.
The company will renovate a 767,000-square-foot building at 14601 Mobility Way, with more than $181 million in investments, including land acquisition and property improvements.
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Its second site at 15200 Heritage Parkway in Denton County will involve renovations to a 325,000-square-foot building with an investment of more than $580 million.
Wistron’s total footprint will span 1.1 million square feet, and its investment in its two facilities will be a combined $761 million, creating more than 800 local jobs.
Both facilities are expected to be operational by early 2026, with manufacturing equipment installed by January 2027.
Wistron is part of tech giant Nvidia’s plans to onshore half a trillion dollars of artificial intelligence supercomputer manufacturing over the next four years.
According to the Santa Clara, Calif. company’s website, its supercomputers “are the engines of a new type of data center created for the sole purpose of processing artificial intelligence.”
Taiwan electronics manufacturing company Wistron selected 15200 Heritage Parkway and 14601 Mobility Way for its new facilities.
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“As Wistron continues to expand its AI-related product capabilities and align with our strategic roadmap, establishing manufacturing operations in the United States is a critical step in meeting the needs of our customers and advancing our global vision,” Jackie Lai, senior vice president for Wistron’s global efforts said in a statement. “After a thorough evaluation of key factors such as talent availability, robust logistics infrastructure and a vibrant industrial ecosystem, Fort Worth, Texas, emerged as the optimal choice.”
In June, the Fort Worth City Council approved $30 million in total tax abatements for the project, with the expectation that the initiative will position it as a key player in the advanced electronics manufacturing space.
“The future of manufacturing is going to be built right here in Fort Worth,” said Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership President and CEO Robert Allen in a statement.
Other cities in contention for Wistron’s manufacturing sites included El Paso, Nashville, Tenn., and Fremont, Calif.