Marvell Technology (acquirer of Celestial AI)

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Nvidia builds an AI empire through billion-dollar ecosystem investments

Integrating custom chips and networking into Nvidia's NVLink Fusion platform

Since May 2025, Nvidia has committed more than $40 billion to companies building AI infrastructure, a total dominated by a $30 billion stake in OpenAI confirmed in February 2026. May brought two more deals: $3.2 billion for glass and fiber maker Corning, and $2.1 billion for data center operator IREN.

Updated Jul 2

The race to replace copper inside AI data centers

New Capabilities

Completed acquisition of Celestial AI; building optical interconnect portfolio

When engineers double a copper cable's data rate, electrical noise doubles and usable length halves—strangling the AI industry. As graphics processing units (GPUs) push toward 224 gigabits per second per lane, passive copper cables inside data centers reach less than one meter before the signal degrades.

Updated May 30