On November 14, Foxlink Group (formerly Cheng Uei Precision Industry) inaugurated Ubilink, establishing Taiwan's largest AI supercomputing center and first platform utilizing Nvidia Hopper GPUs. The center aims to serve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that cannot afford dedicated computing facilities.
Beyond its core connector manufacturing business, Foxlink is diversifying into power management, energy modules, and communications. Ubilink was developed by the company's subsidiary Shinfox Energy, in collaboration with Asustek Computer and Japanese cloud service provider Ubitus.
At the opening ceremony, Foxlink chairman Tai-chiang Kuo revealed that Ubilink's infrastructure comprises over 100 H100 servers and more than 1,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs, interconnected through Nvidia's Quantum-2 InfiniBand network. This configuration delivers up to 45.82 petaflops (PFLOPs) of computing power, ranking it 21st among the world's top 500 supercomputers and providing 55% of Taiwan's total computing power across its five main computing centers, including Nvidia Taipei-1.
Pei-li Chen, deputy director general of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Industrial Development Administration, emphasized Ubilink's significance, predicting that the center will substantially improve Taiwan's global AI ranking from its current 26th position.
Highlighting the center's achievements, Asustek Chief Operating Officer Joe Hsieh praised Foxlink's leadership in AI computing infrastructure, noting that Ubilink's actual performance of 45.82 PFLOPs exceeded its initial 40 PFLOPs target by 12.5%. The center also achieved a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.2, surpassing the projected 1.38 and ensuring greater energy efficiency.
Kuo reported that leading Taiwanese IC design firms, chip packaging and testing houses, biotech companies, universities, and research institutions have already sought Ubilink's high-performance computing services. Due to strong demand, Foxlink is considering second and third expansion phases, with the next phase potentially beginning in 2025.
Recognizing AI as a crucial opportunity for Taiwan's manufacturing and healthcare sectors, Kuo emphasized that AI-driven transformation will expedite industry-wide advancements, expressing particular optimism about generative AI applications.
Leveraging Shinfox Energy's expertise in renewable energy, Ubilink has become Asia's first supercomputing center to integrate green energy sources, capable of providing customized green electricity solutions to clients.
Kuo explained that Ubilink addresses a crucial gap for SMEs and software companies that previously lacked access to substantial computing resources. By offering affordable access to high-performance computing, Ubilink enables these businesses to enhance their offerings and compete globally.
