YOFC's stock soared 5.72% during the intraday session, reflecting a significant positive market reaction.

The surge is attributed to news of a major multi-year commercial and technology collaboration between NVIDIA and Corning. As part of the agreement, Corning will build three new advanced manufacturing facilities dedicated to producing optical connectivity solutions for NVIDIA, which has invested $500 million in the company.

Reports indicate Corning plans to increase its U.S. optical connectivity manufacturing capacity tenfold and boost its fiber optic production by more than 50%. This massive expansion is a direct response to accelerating demand driven by the construction of AI factories, as modern AI workloads requiring thousands of NVIDIA GPUs create unprecedented need for high-performance fiber optics and related components, benefiting industry players like YOFC.