Foxconn, Nvidia to build Taiwan AI center
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, announced plans for an artificial intelligence data center in collaboration with Nvidia during the Computex trade show. The facility, which will be built in phases, is expected to have a total power capacity of 100 megawatts, with the initial phase providing 20 megawatts and subsequent expansions depending on available energy resources. Some of the data center's operations will be based in the southwestern city of Kaohsiung, with potential sites in other cities across Taiwan.
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu emphasized the need for significant power to support the AI center, which aims to serve the entire local AI ecosystem. Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang noted that the center would be accessible to Foxconn, Nvidia, and the broader Taiwanese technology sector, leveraging Nvidia's network of 350 local partners.
This initiative is part of a larger collaboration to establish Taiwan's first AI supercomputing hub, branded as an "AI Factory," which will utilize Nvidia’s latest Blackwell architecture GPUs to enhance computing power and efficiency. The project also involves Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC and support from the Taiwanese government, reinforcing the island's role as a key player in global electronics and AI innovation amid ongoing U.S. tariff uncertainties.
Additionally, Foxconn has developed its own AI foundational model, named FoxBrain, which is based on open-source models like Meta's Llama-3 and -4. This model will be hosted at Foxconn’s Kaohsiung data center, utilizing Nvidia's advanced AI chips. The collaboration between Foxconn and Nvidia highlights Taiwan's strategic importance in the global AI landscape and their commitment to advancing AI infrastructure and applications.
