Who Manufactured the Xbox 360 and Where Was It Made?

Xbox 360 Manufacturing

Designed by Microsoft (Redmond, WA). Mass production contracted to **EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) partners**:

• Flextronics (Singapore/China): Primary assembly in **Zhuhai, China**.
• Wistron (Taiwan/China): Assembly in **Kunshan, China**; later **Mexico** (Guadalajara/Tijuana).
• Celestica (Canada/China): Early “Xenon” motherboard production.
• Foxconn (Taiwan/China): Component sub-assembly (chassis, board stuffing).

Key Production Sites by Revision

• China: Zhuhai, Kunshan, Shanghai – bulk of **Fat (Xenon/Zephyr/Falcon/Jasper)** units.
• Mexico: Tijuana / Juárez – later **Slim (Valhalla/Trinity)** and **E (Winchester)** models for Americas.
• Hungary: Some European-region **Slim** units (Flextronics Sárbogárd).

Component Sourcing (Global)

• CPU/GPU: IBM (Xenon) → TSMC/GlobalFoundries (65 nm / 45 nm).
• eDRAM: NEC / TSMC.
• RAM: Samsung / Hynix / Elpida (GDDR3).
• DVD Drives: Philips / Lite-On / BenQ (varies by revision).
• PSU: Delta / Foxlink / Lite-On.

Final assembly region often matched target market for logistics and tariff optimization.