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[News] Wistron Secures Both NVIDIA and AMD AI Server Orders


2023-09-04 Semiconductors editor

According to a report by Taiwan’s Commercial Times, Wistron AI server orders are surging. Following their successful acquisition of orders for NVIDIA’s next-generation DGX/HGX H100 series AI server GPU baseboards, there are industry sources suggesting that Wistron has secured orders for AMD’s next-generation MI300 series AI server baseboards. The earliest shipments are expected before the end of the year, making Wistron the first company to win orders from both major AI server providers. Wistron has refrained from commenting on specific products and individual customers.

The global AI server market is experiencing rapid growth. Industry estimates global production capacity to reach 500,000 units next year, with a market value exceeding a trillion NT dollars. NVIDIA still holds the dominant position in the AI chip market with a market share of over 90%. However, with the launch of AMD’s new products, they are poised to capture nearly 10% of the market share.

There have been recent reports of production yield issues with AMD’s MI300 series, potentially delaying the originally planned fourth-quarter shipments. Nevertheless, supply chain sources reveal that Wistron has secured exclusive large orders for MI300 series GPU baseboards and will begin supplying AMD in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, in NVIDIA’s L10, Wistron has recently received an urgent order from a non-U.S. CSP (Cloud Service Provider) for at least 3,000 AI servers, expected to be delivered in February of next year.

Supply chain analysts note that while time is tight, Wistron is not billing its customers using the NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering), indicating their confidence in order visibility and customer demand growth. They aim to boost revenue and profit contributions through a “quantity-based” approach.

On another front, Wistron is currently accelerating shipments for not only NVIDIA DGX/HGX architecture’s H100-GPU baseboards but also exclusive supply orders for NVIDIA DGX architecture and AI server front-end L6 mainboard (SMT PCBA) orders for both NVIDIA and AMD architectures under the Dell brand. These orders have been steadily increasing Wistron’s shipment momentum since the third quarter.

(Photo credit: NVIDIA)

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