IBM to increase computer computer production with 150 billion dollars

IBM Monday announced that the US $ 150 billion in the United States over the next five years, including more than $ 30 billion to promote the US Mainframe and Quantum computers.

“We have been focused on US jobs and production since our founding 114 years ago, and with this investment and production commitment, we guarantee that IBM remains the epicenter of the most advanced computing and AI opportunities in the world,” IBM CEO Arwind Krishna – said release.

Company announcement takes place a few weeks after the president Donald Trump Published far -fetched and aggressive “mutual” tariff policy to increase production in the US as of late April, Trump has Released chipsas and as smartphones. computersand other technological devices and components, from tariffs.

IBM said its investment will help speed America as a global leader in calculating and nourishing the economy. The company said it works “the world’s largest quantum computer systems” and will continue to build and collect them in the US, reports.

Competition IBM NvidiaManufacturer of the chips that was the main benefactor Artificial intelligence Boom, announced a similar push earlier this month to produce it Nvidia there Supercomputer in the USA

Nvidia plans to produce up to $ 500 billion in the US Infrastructure through its production partnerships over the next four years.

Last week, IBM reports The results of the first quarter are better than expected. The company said it received $ 14.54 billion, above $ 14.4 billion that are expected by analysts. The IBM net income decreased to $ 1.06 billion, or $ 1.12 per share, with $ 1.61 billion, or $ 1.72 per share, in the same quarter a year ago.

The IBM infrastructure department, which includes Mainframe Computers, has posted 2.89 billion in revenue per quarter, winning $ 2.76 billion.

The company has announced a new Z17 Mainframe AI earlier this month.

. Jordan Novo CNBC has contributed to this report.