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Corning partners with Nvidia to expand US fiber optic output for AI growth
Key takeaways
- The specialty glass maker also raised its long-term sales targets on surging demand for AI infrastructure.
- The deal shows how the AI boom is lifting demand beyond chips, benefiting suppliers such as Corning that make the fiber-optic equipment needed to move data between thousands of processors in large data centers.
- • The specialty glass and fiber-optics maker said it would increase U.S.-based optical connectivity manufacturing capacity tenfold and expand domestic fiber production capacity by more than 50%.
Corning partners with Nvidia to expand US fiber optic output for AI growth Reuters Wed, May 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM GMT+7 1 min read GLW NVDA May 6 (Reuters) - Corning and Nvidia said on Wednesday they would partner to expand U.S. production of optical connectivity products used in artificial intelligence data centers.
The specialty glass maker also raised its long-term sales targets on surging demand for AI infrastructure. Its shares rose more than 17% in premarket trading.
The deal shows how the AI boom is lifting demand beyond chips, benefiting suppliers such as Corning that make the fiber-optic equipment needed to move data between thousands of processors in large data centers.
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