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Corning Signs Nvidia Deal for Three New US Optics Factories

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Corning signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Nvidia to build three new US factories dedicated entirely to optical technologies for AI data center interconnects. The plants will produce co-packaged optics and high-density fiber components for next-generation Nvidia rack-scale systems.

Corning signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Nvidia to build three new US factories dedicated entirely to optical technologies for AI data center interconnects. The plants will produce co-packaged optics and high-density fiber components for next-generation Nvidia rack-scale systems.

Key Points

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Three new US-based optics factories dedicated to Nvidia

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Focus on co-packaged optics and high-density data-center fiber

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Multi-year supply commitment

Why It Matters

Optical interconnects are the next bottleneck after GPUs. Onshoring optics manufacturing strengthens the US AI supply chain and locks in Corning as a strategic Nvidia partner.

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Why does this matter?

Optical interconnects are the next bottleneck after GPUs. Onshoring optics manufacturing strengthens the US AI supply chain and locks in Corning as a strategic Nvidia partner.

What happened?

Corning signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Nvidia to build three new US factories dedicated entirely to optical technologies for AI data center interconnects. The plants will produce co-packaged optics and high-density fiber components for next-generation Nvidia rack-scale systems.

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