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TAIPEI, June 6 (Reuters) - Key Apple AAPL.O and Dell DELL.N supplier Pegatron 4938.TW is in the final stage of evaluating its U.S. factory plan, with a decision set to be unveiled this month or the next, its president and CEO, Kuang-Chih Cheng, said on Friday.
Key considerations for the Taiwan company include land and labour costs, with electricity being the most critical factor for artificial intelligence server production, Cheng told reporters.
"Like many of our peers and competitors, the areas we’re considering are likely to be similar," he said in response to a query about potential locations, speaking on the sidelines of an annual shareholders' meeting.
Taiwan manufacturers Foxconn 2317.TW, Inventec 2356.TW and Wistron 3231.TW have recently announced expansion plans in the U.S. state of Texas.
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.
The company began planning its AI server production line in Mexico last year, and mass production is set to begin in the third quarter, Cheng added.
(Reporting by Wen-Yee Lee; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Clarence Fernandez)
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