Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has said it plans to build an advanced computing center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with the Nvidia Blackwell platform at its core.

The announcement was made at COMPUTEX 2024.

The computing center, anchored by the superchip GB200 servers, consists of a total of 64 racks and 4,608 GPUs, is slated for completion by 2026.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said, "Foxconn stands at the forefront as a leading supplier of NVIDIA computing and a trailblazer in the application of generative AI in manufacturing and robotics.”

Digital twin technology for smart manufacturing

The two companies will utilise Nvidia Omniverse and create digital twins to introduce platforms for smart manufacturing, smart electric vehicles, and smart cities.

For smart manufacturing platforms, image recognition technology, combined with the Group's autonomous mobile robots (AMR), will lead to changes for optimal capacity utilisation.

The production line planning will encompass existing manufacturing of AI servers and EV assembly plants.

The new Qiaotou automotive manufacturing facilities of Foxtron, a Foxconn subsidiary, will become one of the Group's benchmark AI factories.

Currently under construction, the site will utilise digital twin connected to cloud technologies and achieve collaboration between virtual and physical production lines.

Digital real-time monitoring will ensure the manufacturing excellence of an electric bus, which is currently seeing orders outpacing output capacity.

Collaboration on EV ADAS

The two companies say collaborative effort in EV ADAS platform will be applied to future EV models designed by Foxconn.

Foxconn says it is negotiating projects with traditional European and American automakers.

Based on Nvidia's new generation of chips, Foxconn and Nvidia plan a "cabin-driving-in-one" smart travel solution, creating a third living space.