Nvidia and Foxconn are partnering to develop data center modules for AI-powered factories based on the GPU-maker's Grace Hopper chips.

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) will integrate Nvidia technology to develop what the two companies said would be “a new class of data centers” powering a wide range of factory applications — including digitalization of manufacturing and inspection workflows, development of AI-powered electric vehicle and robotics platforms, and a growing number of language-based generative AI services.

Announced this week, the companies will be developing ‘AI factories;' Nvidia GPU computing infrastructure specially built for processing, refining, and transforming data into AI models and tokens. These would include GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip hardware alongside Nvidia AI Enterprise software.

Details are sparse, but the custom designs will reportedly be based on Nvidia HGX reference designs, and feature eight H100 Tensor Core GPUs per system, GH200 Superchips, OVX reference designs, and Nvidia networking.

The AI factories will enable users to train AI models, enhance factory workflows, and run simulations before physical deployment in the physical world.

The companies said Foxconn is expected to build “a large number of systems” based on Nvidia CPUs, GPUs, and networking for its global customer base, which is ‘looking to create and operate their own AI factories.'

“A new type of manufacturing has emerged — the production of intelligence. And the data centers that produce it are AI factories,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen 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.”

“Nvidia and Foxconn are building these factories together. We will be helping the whole industry move much faster into the new AI era,” added Foxconn Chairman and CEO Young Liu.

At the same time, Foxconn said it was also developing a number of platforms based on Nvidia technologies.

Foxconn's Smart EV solution will be built on Nvidia Drive Hyperion 9, a platform for autonomous automotive fleets, and Nvidia’s Drive Thor system-on-a-chip for the automotive industry. Foxconn's Smart Manufacturing robotic systems will be built on the Nvidia Isaac autonomous mobile robot platform.

The company's Smart City offering will incorporate the Nvidia Metropolis video analytics platform.