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Nvidia partners with Corning to boost the supply of optical network components

Nvidia just locked down optical supply. Three new factories in the U.S. That's how you win the infrastructure race.

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Why it matters

Nvidia is securing critical bottleneck infrastructure for AI data centers. By partnering with Corning to build three new U.S. factories for optical networking components, Nvidia is directly addressing supply chain constraints that limit AI cluster deployment and competitive positioning.

The key facts

5 to know
  1. Nvidia partners with Corning on optical network component production

  2. Three new factories planned in North Carolina and Texas

  3. Focus on optical data center networking hardware

  4. U.S.-based manufacturing expansion

  5. Supply chain security play for AI infrastructure

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Publisher excerpt: Nvidia Corp. will help publicly traded glass maker Corning Inc. boost the rate at which it produces parts for optical data center networks. The partnership, which the companies announced today, will see Corning build three new factories in North Carolina and Texas. The facilities will boost the…
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