Foxconn and Nvidia have unveiled a collaboration aimed at establishing “AI factories,” leveraging Nvidia’s chips and software to create innovative data centers catering to various applications, such as self-driving vehicles, autonomous machines, and industrial robots. This announcement was made during Foxconn’s annual tech showcase in Taipei, where Foxconn’s Chairman, Liu Young-way, and Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, jointly discussed the partnership.
Jensen Huang emphasized the emergence of a novel manufacturing paradigm centered on intelligence production, referring to the data centers as “AI factories.” Foxconn, renowned as the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, brings its extensive expertise and global reach to the endeavor.
The AI factories will be underpinned by Nvidia’s GPU computing infrastructure, featuring cutting-edge components like the Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip and Nvidia AI Enterprise software. Foxconn will integrate Nvidia’s technological prowess to create a fresh breed of data centers, dedicated to processing, refining, and transforming substantial datasets into valuable AI models and tokens.
This initiative builds upon a prior agreement between Foxconn and Nvidia to collaborate on autonomous vehicle platforms, with Foxconn manufacturing electronic control units (ECUs) based on Nvidia’s DRIVE Orin chip for global distribution. Additionally, Foxconn is actively exploring the production of electric vehicles for other companies.
Foxconn’s overarching objective is to transition from a manufacturing service entity into a platform solution provider, with a particular focus on smart cities and smart manufacturing. By working closely with Nvidia, Foxconn plans to deploy a multitude of systems employing Nvidia’s CPUs, GPUs, and networking solutions to cater to its worldwide clientele.
The Foxconn-Nvidia partnership is expected to expedite the AI industrial revolution, aiming to propel the entire industry into the new era of AI more swiftly.
