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NVIDIA and Corning announce long-term partnership to strengthen U.S. manufacturing for AI infrastructure

Corning plans major U.S. capacity expansions for optical connectivity and fiber needed in large AI clusters.

NVIDIA and Corning announce long-term partnership to strengthen U.S. manufacturing for AI infrastructure
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NVIDIA and Corning announced a multiyear partnership focused on scaling U.S.-based manufacturing of optical connectivity for AI infrastructure. Corning said it will increase U.S. optical connectivity manufacturing capacity 10x and expand U.S. fiber production capacity by more than 50%, including building three new advanced manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas and creating more than 3,000 new jobs.

Read the original reporting at NVIDIA Newsroom.