Anduril has teamed up with Qualcomm to launch “U.S.-made laptops” with chips produced by TSMC’s U.S. factory.

Anduril Industries, a new US defense technology entrepreneur, has partnered with the chip makerQualcomm (Qualcomm) will produce laptops designed and assembled in the United States in an effort to rebuild a supply chain that has been mostly shifted overseas. Will have chips supplied by QualcommTSMC of Arizona Wafer Fab production.

Anduril and Qualcomm announced on the 27th that they will jointly produce “blue chip” notebooks, which are expected to supply “the most critical industries in the United States – including government, defense, first responders, and public safety.” The ultimate goal is to establish an “end-to-end U.S. supply chain” for these notebooks and rebuild the broader computer manufacturing line in the United States.

Bluechip laptops will be manufactured in the United States, with circuit board assembly in Andurilohio At the Arsenal-1 defense manufacturing facility, Qualcomm will supply general-purpose processors, graphics and device-side artificial intelligence (AI) needed for notebook computers. The chips supplied by Qualcomm will be produced in Arizona by TSMC, the world’s leading wafer foundry.

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said the bluechip laptop will be put into production next year, but no clear shipping date or price has been set yet. “Because of this wave of AI craze, predicting the price and delivery schedule of computer chips is the most difficult time in history.” “It’s not that I don’t want to reveal the date, but I can’t give an exact date or price, I’m pretty sure it will be delivered next year.”

He said building an autonomous drone isn’t much different from building a computer, as both have central processing units (CPUs) and graphics chips, as well as “memory, storage chips, motherboards, batteries, sensors, radios – basically the same things.” “The only difference is appearance, and laptops also have additional screens and keyboards.”

He also said that Anduril has produced a working bluechip notebook prototype, and 90% of its components come from the US or affiliated suppliers. “We have a clear technology roadmap to achieve 100% American manufacturing.”

A statement from Anduril and Qualcomm noted that “The United States was once the leader in personal computing and continues to lead the world in advanced technology design today. However, decades of industry migration have left the United States increasingly dependent on foreign manufacturers to produce the computers and components that power everything from personal devices to critical government infrastructure.” “This reliance creates national security vulnerabilities.”

Lucky revealed that the last important link in the supply chain that the blue chip project currently needs to solve is the display. “We are in talks with multiple companies and plan to resolve this issue with multiple companies.” We hope that relevant information will be announced before the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January next year. The United States does not produce display panels for laptops and other devices. These LCD and OLED displays are mainly manufactured in South Korea, Taiwan, and China.

He said one of Anduril’s challenges is that some of the potential suppliers currently being negotiated have no experience in the computer industry or have not been involved in the computer business for decades. “In the short term, laptops will definitely be more expensive than laptops made in China.” “But I’m optimistic that in the long term, we will be able to build computers with the same competitiveness as in the United States.”