Overview
- A partnership announced Wednesday between Nvidia and Corning will add three optical factories in North Carolina and Texas and at least 3,000 U.S. jobs, with financial terms undisclosed.
- Corning said the buildout will raise its U.S. optical connectivity capacity tenfold and increase domestic fiber production by more than 50%.
- Corning shares jumped about 15% after the news, while Nvidia stock rose roughly 2% to 3%.
- Analysts expect the effort to support co‑packaged optics, a setup that brings glass fiber next to the chip to move data as light for higher speed and lower power than short copper links.
- Nvidia recently invested $4 billion in Coherent and Lumentum to secure lasers and other parts that convert light and electrical signals used with Corning’s fiber.