# Corning will increase its U.S.-based optical connectivity manufacturing capacity by 10x.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-07 · Wccftech*

## Key points

- NVIDIA and Corning will expand U.S. optical connectivity manufacturing capacity tenfold through a new partnership.
- Corning will build three new advanced manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas for this expansion.
- The partnership will create over 3,000 new, high-paying American jobs in optical fiber production.
- Corning's expanded capacity will specifically supply connectivity for hyperscale data centers using NVIDIA GPUs.

**Companies:** NVIDIA, Corning Incorporated
**Countries:** United States

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