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Hon Hai Precision Ties Up With France's Bull for AI, Cloud Infrastructure in Europe

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Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (TPE:2317), also known as Foxconn, has partnered with French advanced computing company Bull to manufacture artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, according to a press release on Monday.

The companies will combine Bull's AI systems design and Foxconn's global manufacturing scale and supply chain capabilities to build and deliver AI infrastructure products, including computing systems and related components.

Under the deal, component manufacturing and initial testing will be done at Foxconn's facility in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Meanwhile, the final assembly, system integration, and quality validation will then be carried out at Bull's factory in Angers, France.

To execute the deployment in France, the project is expected to involve an initial investment of over 120 million euros.

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