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OpenAI Strikes U.S. Manufacturing Pact With Foxconn for AI Data-Center Hardware

OpenAI gets early access to U.S.-built racks under a non-binding pact.

Overview

  • The companies will co-design AI server racks, with Foxconn producing cabling, power, networking and cooling components at its U.S. facilities.
  • The agreement carries no purchase commitments or disclosed financial terms, though OpenAI can evaluate the systems first and retains an option to buy.
  • Foxconn says it can build about 1,000 AI server racks per week today and expects output to rise next year as it increases AI-focused investment.
  • The U.S. manufacturing focus is framed as bolstering domestic supply chains and reducing exposure to potential tariffs.
  • In parallel, Foxconn is working with Nvidia on a $1.4 billion Taiwan supercomputing center using GB300 chips, targeted for the first half of 2026.