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Nvidia and Corning are partnering to build three new advanced manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas dedicated to optical technologies, creating at least 3,000 jobs and increasing Corning's U.S. optical manufacturing capacity by 10-fold. This deal signals Nvidia is moving to vertically secure its supply chain beyond chips. The partnership is a direct response to surging AI infrastructure demand, which relies heavily on optical interconnects.

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