Hon Hai’s August sales hit NT$606.5 billion, or around $19.8 billion, showing a 10.6% increase from last 0 company said its AI server business in the 1 still running strong. That’s what’s keeping this machine alive. Nvidia’s demand hasn’t cooled, and Hon Hai is still building servers like it’s 2022 all over 2 were expecting third-quarter sales to rise by 16.4%, but Hon Hai didn’t quite hit 3 so, the company said it’s confident Q3 sales will still grow both compared to last quarter and the same time last 4 Hai boosts server production while iPhone orders fall Server sales are about to more than double for Hon Hai this quarter. Meanwhile, the company’s consumer electronics division is losing 5 phones aren’t selling like they used 6 Hai still assembles iPhones for Apple, and that business still makes up a big chunk of its 7 it’s not where the action is 8 company is now relying more on AI infrastructure, especially server demand from 9 shift is happening 10 is still in the picture, but Hon Hai is following the money, and the money’s in 11 Hai, also known globally as Foxconn, is building up AI server production in the 12 avoid tariffs from the U.
S.-China trade 13 in May, the company already lowered its full-year revenue outlook because of geopolitical 14 now, with Donald Trump pushing for a 100% tariff on semiconductor imports , the warning signs are 15 said companies moving production to the 16 be exempted, and Hon Hai isn’t wasting 17 company is expanding its 18 with more AI server production lines coming to Wisconsin and Texas, where it already has 19 didn’t give numbers, but confirmed more AI hardware would be built on U. S. soil. “We’re expanding server production inside America,” one senior official 20 logic is 21 the servers are built in the U.
S., they don’t get hit by 22 pushes back while Nvidia doubles down On the China side of the story, ByteDance, Alibaba, and others still want Nvidia’s H20 AI chips. That’s despite Chinese regulators telling them not 23 insiders said Chinese companies are trying to confirm if their H20 orders are going through. They’re also watching Nvidia’s next move: a stronger chip called the 24 B30A is based on Blackwell architecture, and if Washington approves it for China, it will cost about twice as much as the H20. That’s $20,000–$24,000 per 25 the power might be worth 26 person involved said, “The B30A is six times stronger than the H20.” Both the H20 and the upcoming B30A are watered-down versions of Nvidia’s main chips.
They’re made to follow 27 controls, so Nvidia can still sell in China 28 the battle is 29 made up 13% of Nvidia’s revenue last year, and it doesn’t want to lose that 30 the same time, 31 don’t want to push Chinese companies straight into Huawei’s 32 in the 33 it’s smarter to keep Chinese tech firms dependent on Nvidia’s tools, rather than let them move to domestic 34 35 software ecosystem locks customers 36 if the chips are downgraded, they still work with Nvidia’s 37 is also getting his 38 said the 39 worked out a deal with Nvidia to take 15% of H20 40 exact terms haven’t been published, but insiders confirmed the agreement was made in 41 still, China isn’t backing 42 there have summoned major firms like Tencent and ByteDance, questioning their orders and raising data security 43 source said companies were told to explain why they’re still buying 44 so far, no official ban has been 45 are still free to buy Nvidia hardware, even if they’re being 46 the sources who spoke about the China side declined to go on record, according to Reuters, as none were authorized to talk.
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