Pegatron, a major Taiwanese electronics manufacturer and key supplier to Apple and other tech giants, has announced that construction of its first American factory in Texas is on track for completion by the end of March 2026. The facility, aimed at producing AI server products including those incorporating Nvidia chips, will kick off trial production shortly thereafter in late March or April. This move represents a significant step in Pegatron’s long-term strategy to diversify manufacturing beyond China, aligning with broader U.S. policy incentives and recent U.S.-Taiwan trade agreements encouraging Taiwanese investment in American production.
The company, a supplier to Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla, said in October it had acquired an industrial building and land in Texas, joining other Taiwanese tech manufacturers investing in the state including Foxconn, Inventec, and Wistron.
The Trump administration has been pushing tech powerhouse Taiwan, which runs a large trade surplus with the U.S., to invest more in the country.
The U.S. and Taiwan reached a trade deal last week under which Taiwanese companies will invest $250 billion to boost production of semiconductors, energy, and artificial intelligence in the U.S., and the tariff on U.S. imports from Taiwan will be cut to 15% from 20%.
Pegatron has been diversifying manufacturing sites away from China since U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, expanding into Southeast Asia and Mexico. It already has a maintenance base in Indiana and an office in California.
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