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NVIDIA and Coherent back optics push with $2B deal
What happened
NVIDIA and Coherent have entered a multi-year, non-exclusive strategic partnership with long-term supply commitments and a significant equity-style investment, valued at approximately $2B, to scale manufacturing and R&D for advanced optics. This aims to accelerate the adoption of optical interconnects and silicon photonics in next-generation AI data centers. Watch: This partnership signals a structural demand pull for advanced optical components, potentially tightening supply for key materials and manufacturing capacity in the medium term.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 45/100
Affected components and suppliers
Optical InterconnectsSilicon Photonics
NVIDIACoherent
partnershipinvestmentAI-infrastructure
Source and time
Source: eeNews Europe · 3/4/2026 · View original source
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