TE Connectivity to spend over $60 million on New York optics plant for AI data centers

Nov 12, 2026
The 135,000 square foot site near Rochester will make fiber array units for co-packaged optics and is expected to employ more than 800 people.

TE Connectivity is investing more than $60 million in a research and manufacturing facility in Henrietta, New York, to build fiber optic products for hyperscale AI data center operators and cloud providers, the company said in a press release.

The 135,000 square foot site will develop and produce high-density fiber array units, a product line TE recently acquired from RAM Photonics. The units handle fiber attachment for co-packaged optics, and TE says they let data center operators move to denser, lower-power designs.

"We have seen significant interest in our optical connectivity technology among data center customers," said CEO Terrence Curtin. The facility is due to open in spring 2027 and ramp up manufacturing through 2031. TE plans to employ more than 800 people there in engineering, manufacturing and management, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the plant will fill a vacant building in Monroe County.

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