Taiwan’s Foxconn and France’s Schneider Electric will co-develop integrated solutions for AI data centers, combining Foxconn’s expertise in advanced compute platforms and AI rack integration with Schneider Electric’s power systems, cooling, and energy management capabilities.

The two sides have reached a strategic collaboration to for the move, according to separate statements of Foxconn and Schneider Electric on Monday. Production is expected to begin later this year, according to the statements.

Under the partnership, the two companies will co-develop next-generation reference architectures for AI data centers. They will also jointly explore innovations in closed-loop energy optimization, modular power and cooling skids, and standardized design frameworks to create repeatable, high-performance blueprints for AI factories worldwide.

Young Liu, Chairman of Foxconn, said combining Foxconn’s strength in AI systems and global manufacturing with Schneider Electric’s expertise in power and energy will create a path for customers to deploy AI capacity at scale, faster and more sustainably.

Olivier Blum, CEO of Schneider Electric, said energy intelligence is essential to scaling AI responsibly, and that the partnership will help customers build AI data center capacity with speed, resilience, and efficiency.

Foxconn is the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, ranked 28th in the Fortune Global 500. Schneider Electric is a global energy technology company specializing in power management and digital automation.

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