SoftBank Corp is negotiating with Nvidia and Foxconn to launch a domestic artificial intelligence server business. Nikkei reports the plan involves forming a new company to design and assemble servers within Japan. The venture will leverage Nvidia’s chips and Foxconn’s production expertise.
This initiative aims to establish sovereign AI capabilities and secure technology supply chains. The move represents a strategic pivot for SoftBank into the high-demand AI hardware sector.
SoftBank expects design and component assembly to begin by the end of the decade. The project requires substantial investment and could disrupt the global AI infrastructure market.