Oct 19, 2023 12:52:00

NVIDIA and Foxconn partner to announce plans to build an 'AI Factory' data center that will accelerate the development of self-driving EVs, autonomous machines, and language models

NVIDIA and Foxconn (Honhai Precision Industry) have announced that they are jointly building a data center specializing in AI development. Both companies are calling the data center under construction the 'AI Factory.'

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According to announcements from the two companies, the AI Factory will run the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, a high-performance chip optimized for AI, and enterprise software developed by NVIDIA. The company plans to promote the development of AI and language models to be installed in electric vehicles.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said, 'Foxconn is the world's largest manufacturer and has the scale and expertise to deploy AI factories globally. We are pleased to expand our cooperation.' In addition, Foxconn CEO Yang Liu said, ``The most important thing is that NVIDIA and Foxconn will jointly build the AI factory,'' emphasizing the cooperative relationship between the two companies.

At the same time as announcing the joint construction of an AI factory, Foxconn also announced that it is developing a smart electric vehicle equipped with NVIDIA's

NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion 9 platform for self-driving vehicles. Furthermore, Foxconn is also promoting the development of ``Foxconn Smart Manufacturing robotic systems'' that use the robotics system `` NVIDIA Isaac '' and ``Foxconn Smart City'' that uses the video analysis system ` `NVIDIA Metropolis ''.