Hon Hai Precision Industry (FITGF), better known globally as Foxconn, is the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer. While the Taiwanese giant is best known for assembling Apple’s (AAPL) iPhones, its role in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is becoming increasingly important. Foxconn is also a major manufacturer of the servers and rack-scale systems that house the powerful chips driving today’s AI data centers. That growing exposure to AI infrastructure also brings Foxconn increasingly closer to chip giant Nvidia Corporation (NVDA).
Foxconn has been manufacturing Nvidia-based AI systems for years and today plays a key role in producing some of Nvidia’s most advanced AI server platforms. And now, Foxconn is sending another potentially bullish signal for Nvidia. The company’s latest numbers point to red-hot demand for AI infrastructure. Foxconn reported August revenue of NT$921.8 billion ($29.1 billion), up a whopping 52% year-over-year (YoY), making it the company’s second-best monthly sales performance on record. The surge was driven in part by accelerating AI demand, with the manufacturer specifically highlighting strong momentum in its cloud and networking business.