Nvidia’s $4 Billion Optics Bet: What It Signals for AI Chips and Data Centers
Nvidia is set to put $2 billion apiece into photonics suppliers Lumentum and Coherent, stepping further into the tech that connects its AI chips within data centers.

Lumentum Holdings Inc. dipped 0.8% to $688.94 in Wednesday morning trading, after bouncing between $661 and $734.49 earlier. Shares in the optical components maker have seen sharp swings since Nvidia’s multibillion-dollar optics deal pushed Lumentum into the thick of the AI hardware trade.