Sept. 17 ā GlobalFoundries and Marvell expanded their chip-capacity agreement for AI data-center optical connectivity. Reutersā
The multi-year deal adds SiGe capacity in Vermont for pluggable, near-packaged and co-packaged optics; volumes and financial terms were undisclosed.
POV : If demand materializes, the deal could improve $MRVL supply assurance and $GFS fab utilizationāfurther evidence that optical interconnects are becoming a core AI bottleneck.