Corning Incorporated Licenses PRIZM TMT optical ferrule technology to Boost AI Data Centre Connectivity
Collaboration with US Conec expands high-density optical solutions for next-generation AI networks.
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced a collaboration with US Conec to become a licensee of PRIZM® TMT optical ferrule technology, a solution that allows for higher fibre counts in tighter spaces inside data centers. The addition of PRIZM® TMT expands Corning’s full spectrum of high‑density optical connectivity solutions for next‑generation AI networks.
“AI infrastructure is pushing optical connectivity into new and more demanding environments,” said Mike O’Day, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Corning Optical Communications. “By licensing PRIZM® TMT, Corning is strengthening its ability to deliver scalable, fibre-rich solutions that help customers build larger, faster, and more efficient AI clusters, while aligning closely with the broader industry ecosystem.”
As AI infrastructure scales with new generations of AI chips and larger cluster sizes, data centre customers need to connect an increasing number of accelerators in the scale-out portion of the network. Moreover, traditional short-reach copper links will increasingly be replaced with optical in the scale-up portions of the network, driving the number of optical connections to increase into the thousands of fibres per server rack and switch rack.
This transition is driving significantly higher fibre density inside server racks, increasing the importance of connector density, performance, and installation speed. The PRIZM® TMT ferrule addresses these challenges through precision‐aligned microlenses rather than direct fibre-to-fibre contact. The expanded beam PRIZM® TMT ferrule technology allows for faster and more reliable installation, greater contamination resistance, and a reduction in total cost of ownership – all critical advantages in demanding scale-up and scale-out AI data centre deployments.
Corning will highlight PRIZM® TMT technology at the 2026 Optical Fibre Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), March 17-19 in Los Angeles, California. Attendees can learn how the technology supports emerging data centre connectivity strategies in Corning’s booth (#1739).
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