In a joint announcement released Monday, Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) and French computing firm Bull said they have formed a strategic partnership to manufacture AI and cloud infrastructure for European and global markets, with an initial investment expected to exceed EUR 120 million.
The collaboration will divide production across two facilities: component manufacturing and initial testing at Foxconn's plant in Pardubice, Czech Republic, followed by final assembly, integration, and system-level validation at Bull's factory in Angers, France. The two companies said the arrangement is designed to serve the growing demand from European AI factory initiatives and so-called neo-cloud providers — smaller, specialized cloud operators seeking alternatives to the major U.S. hyperscalers.
The partnership positions Foxconn's manufacturing scale and supply chain reach alongside Bull's design and deployment expertise in high-performance computing systems. Products will initially target AI training and inference workloads, integrating GPUs, accelerators, high-performance memory, and advanced interconnect technologies in both standalone and rack-level configurations.
For Foxconn, the deal extends its European manufacturing footprint at a time when the company has been actively expanding beyond its traditional consumer electronics base into AI infrastructure. For Bull — which traces its origins to nearly a century of computing innovation and reported revenue of approximately EUR 720 million — the partnership provides manufacturing capacity to compete at a scale the French firm could not reach independently.
The announcement reflects a broader concern in European policy circles about the continent's exposure in AI supply chains. According to figures cited in the joint release, Europe accounts for roughly 8% of global semiconductor manufacturing capacity, and holds less than 5% market share in several key AI infrastructure segments including cloud and advanced computing platforms.
Emmanuel Le Roux, CEO of Bull, said the partnership marks "a concrete step to deliver competitive AI infrastructure made in Europe." Jesse Chao, Head of AI and Quantum at Foxconn, said the collaboration advances the goal of building sovereign AI infrastructure within the region.
Both companies said the partnership would target customers across Europe, India, and Latin America. （Related： Computex 2026: The France-Taiwan Tech Axis and Its €250 Million Bet on European Chip Sovereignty ｜ Latest ）
