According to 1M AI News, on March 3, NVIDIA announced long-term strategic partnerships with photonic device manufacturers Lumentum and Coherent, investing $2 billion each, for a total of $4 billion. Both investments will support the expansion of research and development, manufacturing capacity, and operations in the United States, with Lumentum planning to build a new wafer fabrication facility. The agreements are non-exclusive and include multi-billion-dollar procurement commitments along with rights to future production capacity for advanced laser and optical networking products.
According to CNBC, the stock prices of two photon companies surged after the announcement.
