In a significant move poised to reshape the global AI infrastructure landscape, Nvidia has announced a strategic partnership with Foxconn, one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, to co-develop and construct a new generation of AI supercomputers.
The partnership, revealed during the COMPUTEX 2025 trade show in Taipei, will focus on the development of data centers and advanced computing systems tailored for generative AI, robotics, and autonomous driving. These high-performance systems will be powered by Nvidia’s cutting-edge GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, combining CPU and GPU capabilities to handle the immense computational demands of modern AI workloads.
A Marriage of Hardware Powerhouses
Foxconn, known for its massive scale in manufacturing and assembly—particularly for tech giants like Apple—will leverage its industrial and supply chain prowess to build and deploy large-scale data centers equipped with Nvidia’s AI hardware. According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who appeared alongside Foxconn chairman Young Liu, this collaboration is not just about building machines, but creating the "AI factories of the future."
“Every industry is becoming digital, and the next wave of transformation is AI-powered,” Huang said. “Our collaboration with Foxconn allows us to bring this transformation to scale, enabling countries and companies to create their own AI infrastructure.”
Strategic Objectives and Use Cases
The supercomputers resulting from this partnership will primarily serve enterprise clients and governments seeking to establish national AI infrastructure. These systems are expected to be integral in training large language models (LLMs), supporting AI-driven manufacturing, enabling intelligent logistics systems, and furthering autonomous vehicle research.
Foxconn’s chairman emphasized that the project aligns with its goal of becoming a global provider of smart manufacturing and AI infrastructure. “We are no longer just an EMS (electronic manufacturing services) company,” Liu said. “This partnership with Nvidia opens the door to a future where Foxconn is a key player in the AI ecosystem.”
National AI Infrastructure and Sovereign AI
One of the most striking aspects of this collaboration is its alignment with the growing movement toward "sovereign AI"—the idea that countries should build and maintain their own AI systems to safeguard data, intellectual property, and national security. Nvidia has been vocal about supporting localized AI infrastructure, and the Foxconn partnership could serve as a launchpad for such initiatives across Asia, Europe, and beyond.
A Competitive Edge
This development places Nvidia further ahead in the AI race, particularly in data center technologies. With competitors like AMD and Intel also vying for market share in AI and HPC (high-performance computing), Nvidia’s move to collaborate with a manufacturing titan like Foxconn gives it a unique edge in scaling AI hardware quickly and efficiently.
Moreover, this agreement reinforces Nvidia’s role not just as a chip designer, but as a central player in shaping the future of digital infrastructure.
Looking Forward
While financial terms of the partnership have not been disclosed, both companies have signaled that initial deployments could begin as early as late 2025, with broader rollout anticipated in 2026. Industry analysts are already calling this collaboration a “game-changer” in the AI and data center landscape.
As AI continues to evolve and demand for compute power explodes, Nvidia and Foxconn’s alliance underscores the urgency—and potential—of building a robust, distributed infrastructure to fuel the next wave of technological innovation.