Foxconn Unveils OpenAI Deal and New Tech at Hon Hai Tech Day 2025

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Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, has rolled out a slate of new technologies and partnerships during its biggest event of the year, including a deal with OpenAI and the debut of its Model A electric vehicle. The company also announced a new Taiwan supercomputing center set to launch next year. The company is using its growing AI revenue to expand operations beyond just making iPhones.

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00:00Taiwan tech giant Foxconn debuts its new Model A electric vehicle, the latest entry for the

00:12EV market newcomer. It's part of the biggest day of the year for the world's largest electronics

00:17maker, also known as Hon Hai. Primarily known for manufacturing Apple's iPhone,

00:21the company is pulling out all the stops to show that it's much more than a phone factory.

00:26Many people still think Foxconn is only a system assembler. Today I want to show you

00:37why that picture is incomplete. Foxconn announced numerous new partnerships and products,

00:43including a new Taiwan Supercomputing Center that will come online next year. And it revealed new

00:49partnerships, like with ChadGPT maker OpenAI, which is expanding its U.S. data center operations,

00:54as mentioned in a video message from its CEO.

00:58Demand for critical components in AI infrastructure is already far outpacing supply,

01:02and we expect that will only continue over the coming years. This agreement is about strengthening

01:07the supply chains to meet the existing and future needs across the AI industry.

01:12Foxconn's expansion has been driven by its key role in the AI supply chain. While phones remain a major

01:18contributor of revenue, AI servers and cloud products have overtaken them as Foxconn's biggest

01:23moneymaker. The company says it has cornered about 40% of global market share, becoming one of the

01:29world's largest AI server suppliers. That extra income has allowed it to invest in new areas like

01:35humanoid robotics. Foxconn employs hundreds of thousands worldwide, but these are their new

01:41high-tech recruits. They're co-designed with U.S. chip giant NVIDIA, and while they may not be ready

01:46to do my job yet, the company says they'll be deployed on its U.S. assembly lines as soon as

01:52next year. Taking questions from the media, Foxconn's CEO says the firm's automation plans in

01:58the U.S. are more about the supply of labor than its cost. With this year's event, Foxconn may be coming

02:20out of the shadows of the global tech industry, where you just may see them on your city streets.

02:25Lee Sin-chan and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.

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