Foxconn said on Monday it plans to manufacture data centre equipment with Japan's SoftBank at the Taiwanese firm's former electric vehicle factory in Ohio, part of the Stargate project to advance U.S.

Foxconn finally revealed the buyer for its Lordstown, Ohio facility: SoftBank. The facility, which was designed for electric vehicle manufacturing, will have a new role building data center equipment for Stargate, according to Reuters. The Stargate project is a partnership among OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. will operate a US factory owned by SoftBank Group Corp., setting up what’s in the running to be the first manufacturing site in the Japanese company’s $500 billion Stargate venture with OpenAI and Oracle Corp.