OFweek smart home network news Foreign media quoted sources as saying that Foxconn, Taiwan's foundry manufacturers will soon make a decision to invest in the United States, Wisconsin, or as soon as this week in Washington to discuss its investment plans in the United States. According to sources, Foxconn is considering manufacturing display panels for large-size TVs in Wisconsin. If this investment plan is confirmed, it will be Donald Trump of the United States who seeks to revive American manufacturing and another Asian manufacturer to set up a factory in the United States. Foxconn has publicly stated previously that it is looking for investment opportunities in seven U.S. states with a total amount of more than US$10 billion. It mainly manufactures display panels and related equipment. Last month, a Foxconn executive said that the seven states it visited were Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. Sources said that in addition to Wisconsin, Foxconn is also seeking the possibility of establishing a plant in the Detroit area, but it is not yet clear what kind of product the factory will manufacture. Sources said that Foxconn has not yet made a final decision, or it will change at the last minute. They said that Foxconn is considering holding related activities in Washington and Wisconsin to elaborate its investment plan in the United States. In an e-mail statement, Foxconn stated that it was evaluating "a potential location for the construction of a manufacturing plant in the United States," but declined to disclose specific circumstances. Last month, Foxconn CEO Terry Gou said that his company will cooperate with Sharp in Japan to develop a plant in the United States. Foxconn obtained a controlling stake in Sharp last year. Sharp spokesman declined to comment. Terry Gou has met with political leaders in the United States to discuss the possible establishment of a factory in the United States. Paul Ryan, president of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the constituency in southeastern Wisconsin, said earlier this month that he had met executives from Foxconn. Foxconn is the world's largest electronics manufacturer and is responsible for assembling iPhones, game consoles and other electronic products. Most of Foxconn's factories in China have previously considered expanding the scale of production in the United States, but have not yet put it into practice. In 2013, Foxconn stated that it may invest $40 million in production research institutes in Pennsylvania. In 2014, Terry Gou said that he has been studying the feasibility of building a high-end display manufacturing plant in the United States, because sending large-sized TV products from the United States to the United States is too costly. However, these two ideas only stay on paper. Foxconn will spend US$8.8 billion to build a TV panel factory in Guangzhou, southern China, which will use Sharp's technology to produce advanced LCD screens. Sharp's display panels are widely used in electronic products, including large-size televisions, smart phones, tablet computers, and automotive displays. If Foxconn decides to produce panels in the United States, it needs to find potential customers or build its own foundry. A large number of Asian manufacturers have begun to seek to expand production capacity in the United States. Last month, Samsung Electronics announced an investment of US$380 million to increase the production capacity of home appliances manufacturing plants in South Carolina. In the same month, Hummer maker AM General stated that it will sell its assembly plant in Indiana to SF Motors with a Chinese background for US$110 million.