NVIDIA Collaborates with Foxconn to Accelerate the AI Industrial Revolution

NVIDIA has announced a collaboration with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to speed up the AI industrial revolution. The partnership will involve integrating NVIDIA technology into the development of new data centers that will power various applications, including digitalization of manufacturing and inspection workflows, AI-powered electric vehicle and robotics platforms, and language-based generative AI services.

The collaboration was announced during a fireside chat between NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Foxconn Chairman and CEO Young Liu at Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei. The partnership will begin with the creation of AI factories, which will be equipped with NVIDIA GPU computing infrastructure designed to process and transform large amounts of data into valuable AI models and tokens. These factories will be based on the NVIDIA accelerated computing platform, including the latest NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software.

Foxconn is also developing its smart solution platforms using NVIDIA technologies. This includes the development of Foxconn Smart EV, which will be built on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion 9 platform for autonomous automotive fleets. Additionally, Foxconn Smart Manufacturing robotic systems will be built on the NVIDIA Isaac autonomous mobile robot platform, and Foxconn Smart City will incorporate the NVIDIA Metropolis intelligent video analytics platform.

"Most importantly, NVIDIA and Foxconn are building these factories together. We will be helping the whole industry move much faster into the new AI era," said Foxconn Chairman and CEO Young Liu.

"A new type of manufacturing has emerged—the production of intelligence. And the data centers that produce it are AI factories," said Huang. "Foxconn, the world's largest manufacturer, has the expertise and scale to build AI factories globally. We are delighted to expand our decade-long partnership with Foxconn to accelerate the AI industrial revolution."

In collaboration with NVIDIA, Foxconn will build systems based on NVIDIA CPUs, GPUs, and networking for its global customer base. These systems will enable customers to create and operate their own AI factories, optimized with NVIDIA AI Enterprise software. Key NVIDIA technologies used by Foxconn include NVIDIA HGX reference designs, NVIDIA GH200 Superchips, NVIDIA OVX reference designs, and NVIDIA networking.

Furthermore, Foxconn is considering the development of its own AI factory using the NVIDIA Omniverse platform and Isaac and Metropolis frameworks. This factory would meet the strict production and quality standards of the electronics industry. The use of edge AI and simulation would enable the deployment of autonomous mobile robots and industrial robots for various tasks.

By utilizing NVIDIA platforms, Foxconn can achieve AI training and inference, enhance factory workflows, and run simulations in the virtual world before implementing them in the physical world. This simulation process allows for operational efficiency gains, saving time and costs.

In addition to building AI factories for its customers, Foxconn will also deliver NVIDIA DRIVE solutions to global automakers. As a tier-one manufacturer, Foxconn will produce electronic control units (ECUs) based on the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin platform, with plans to scale up to NVIDIA DRIVE Thor-based ECUs in the future. This will enable Foxconn and its automotive customers to develop safe and secure software-defined cars.