# Corning to open three optical factories for Nvidia in NC and Texas

Corning is opening three new advanced manufacturing plants in North Carolina and Texas dedicated to optical technologies for Nvidia, creating at least 3,000 jobs and increasing Corning's U.S. optical manufacturing capacity tenfold.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-05-06
- Where: North Carolina and Texas, United States
- Jobs: 3,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: tenfold increase in U.S. optical manufacturing capacity
- Products: optical technologies, optical glass fibers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Corning](https://endata.com/companies/1685.md)
- [NVIDIA](https://endata.com/companies/11954.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/nvidia-corning-optical-factories-nc-texas-ai.html), 2026-05-06: "Corning is opening three new advanced manufacturing plants in the U.S. dedicated entirely to optical technologies for Nvidia."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.