# Coherent Breaks Ground on Expanded Texas Facility, Scaling AI's Optical Backbone

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> **Published:** 2026-06-16T22:10:56.000Z  
> **Category:** PRODUCT_LAUNCH  
> **Impact Score:** 140/100  
> **Primary Source:** [NVIDIA Blog](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/coherent-texas-ai-optical)  
> **Canonical Citation:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/coherent-breaks-ground-on-expanded-texas-facility](https://spidits.com/timeline/coherent-breaks-ground-on-expanded-texas-facility)

## Executive Summary
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.

## Referenced Coverage & Sources
- **[NVIDIA Blog](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/coherent-texas-ai-optical)**: Coherent Breaks Ground on Expanded Texas Facility, Scaling AI's Optical Backbone — _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._

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