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Foxconn (Hon Hai)

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Foxconn / Hon Hai Technology Group; TWSE: 2317), founded by Terry Gou in 1974 and chaired by Young Liu, is the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and the leading builder of NVIDIA AI servers. In physical AI, Foxconn is co-developing industrial humanoid robots with NVIDIA (on the Isaac GR00T stack) and deploying them on its own production lines, beginning at its Houston AI-server plant, while also pursuing EV contract manufacturing through its Foxtron joint venture.

Based in New Taipei City, Taiwan · Founded 1974


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Key facts

Scale (revenue)
FY2025 group sales topped NT$8 trillion (~USD 250B+ order of magnitude) for the first time
Scale (workforce)
~1.2 million peak global headcount; largest private employer in Taiwan
AI servers
Primary contract manufacturer of NVIDIA AI servers (GB300, Vera Rubin NVL72); >40% global AI-server market share; US plants in Houston, Wisconsin, California
Humanoid program
Co-developing industrial humanoids with NVIDIA (Isaac GR00T, FoundationPose, Isaac Sim, Jetson Thor); deploying on its own Houston AI-server line, targeted Q1 2026
Founder
Terry Gou (Guo Tai-ming), founded 1974; stepped down as chairman 2019
Chairman & CEO
Young Liu (Liu Young-way), since June 2019
EV contract manufacturing
Foxtron (Foxconn-Yulon JV); Mitsubishi OEM deal (2025); prior Lordstown plant sold 2025, Fisker deal collapsed 2024
Apptronik partnership status
REFUTED - Apptronik's Apollo manufacturing partner is Jabil, not Foxconn; Foxconn's humanoid relationship is with NVIDIA only
HQ
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Founded
1974
Status
TWSE: 2317
ID
5b10af08-6b9c-43a5-89b1-d8d17220eb36

Current leadership (1)

Founders (1)

Former / Previously (1)

  • Terry Gou Founder & former Chairmansecondary-verified

Supplies to

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Partnerships (2)

Sources (4)

  1. https://www.honhai.com/en-us/press-center/press-releases/latest-news/1975
  2. https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/01/04/hon-hai-precision-and-nvidia-forge-partnership-to-develop-humanoid-robots/88128/
  3. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202601050023
  4. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2026/03/17/2003853939

Common questions

What is Foxconn (Hon Hai)?
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Foxconn / Hon Hai Technology Group; TWSE: 2317), founded by Terry Gou in 1974 and chaired by Young Liu, is the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and the leading builder of NVIDIA AI servers. In physical AI, Foxconn is co-developing industrial humanoid robots with NVIDIA (on the Isaac GR00T stack) and deploying them on its own production lines, beginning at its Houston AI-server plant, while also pursuing EV contract manufacturing through its Foxtron joint venture.
Where is Foxconn (Hon Hai) based?
Foxconn (Hon Hai) is based in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
When was Foxconn (Hon Hai) founded?
Foxconn (Hon Hai) was founded in 1974.
What does Foxconn (Hon Hai) make?
Foxconn (Hon Hai) has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Foxconn (Hon Hai) builds physical robots.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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