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Foxconn hopes to own 50% of the global AI server market within a couple years

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In short

Foxconn aims to increase its global AI server market share from approximately 40% to roughly 45% next year, eventually targeting 50%. The company plans to prioritize higher-margin products like server racks and data center equipment in the U.S. to offset elevated domestic operating expenses. Furthermore, annual AI expenditures could exceed the planned $3 billion to $5 billion range as vertical integration efforts advance. Leadership remains cautious about capital allocation, warning that an industry-wide slowdown would pose severe challenges.

Key points

  • Expanding manufacturing into the United States will initially focus on higher-margin data…: Expanding manufacturing into the United States will initially focus on higher-margin data center equipment to absorb elevated local costs.
  • Foxconn may surpass its planned annual capital spending budget of $3 billion to $5 billio…: Foxconn may surpass its planned annual capital spending budget of $3 billion to $5 billion to deepen vertical integration.
  • Management warned that excessive capital investment and a broad industry downturn represe…: Management warned that excessive capital investment and a broad industry downturn represent critical operational vulnerabilities.

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Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Technology Group, or Foxconn, is looking to expand its artificial intelligence server market share and boost manufacturing in the United States, as demand for AI infrastructure shows little sign of slowing, Chairman Young Liu told CNBC.

In an interview with CNBC's Christine Tan, Liu said Foxconn's share of the global AI server market could reach 50% in a couple of years, potentially rising to around 45% next year.

"I think we can grow up to 50 percent," Liu said, referring to Foxconn's share of the global AI server market, which currently stands at around 40%.

Formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, the company is best known as a major assembler of Apple's iPhones but has increasingly turned to AI infrastructure as a key growth driver.

Liu expects AI infrastructure to account for 60% to 65% of Foxconn's revenue in the next three to five years, excluding edge AI devices — which run AI and machine learning algorithms directly on local hardware.

Foxconn's production capacity was already fully booked for at least the next year…

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