Coherent Breaks Ground on Expanded Texas Facility, Scaling Emerging Technology's Optical Backbone
16 Jun 2026
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(NVIDIA Newsroom)
AI runs at the speed of light. More and more, that light is made in Texas.
Coherent broke ground today on an expanded manufacturing building in Sherman, Texas.
The company makes the lasers, optical components and compound semiconductors that wire AI systems together — and runs what it calls the world’s first 6-inch indium phosphide fab.
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Coherent CEO Jim Anderson were on hand for the ceremony, joined by Sherman Mayor Shawn Temann and Adriana Cruz, executive director of Texas Economic Development and Tourism, who delivered remarks.
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