Nvidia Commits $4 Billion in Equity Plus Purchase Deals to Photonics Firms
Sourced from 5 publications
- •Nvidia is investing $2 billion each in Lumentum and Coherent to secure photonics technologies essential for AI data centers.
- •Beyond the equity investments, both firms received multi-billion-dollar purchase commitments from Nvidia, according to The Register.
- •The deals aim to strengthen American photonics manufacturing and lock in supply of optical transceivers, lasers, and circuit switches.
- •The technologies are expected to enhance energy efficiency, bandwidth, and data transfer speeds in data center infrastructure.
- •Lumentum and Coherent shares surged on the news, while Nvidia stock dipped slightly, per Investor's Business Daily.
Sources
Lumentum, Coherent Surge On Nvidia's Optical Networking Investments
Investor's Business Daily
Nvidia to Invest $4 Billion in Data Center Optics Companies
Bloomberg
Quantum Computing Inc. outlines path to scalable manufacturing with LSI acquisit...
Seekingalpha
Nvidia burns $4B to light up American photonics manufacturing
Theregister
Nvidia’s spending $4 billion on photonics to stay ahead of the curve in AI
The Verge
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