Tower Semiconductor to invest $4 billion in Japanese ops to set up massive optical connectivity hub

Israeli foundry Tower Semiconductor to make Japan main hub for optical chips

Nikkei Asia · September 24, 2026

OpenLight samples 3.T DR8 silicon photonics PICs

Openlight is sampling the industry’s first 3.2T DR8 silicon photonic power ICs (PICs). They are fabricated using Tower S

Electronics Weekly · September 22, 2026

Tower Semiconductor to make Japan its largest optical chip base

Tower Semiconductor plans to make Japan its largest manufacturing base for optical communications semiconductors after e

Digitimes · September 21, 2026

NewPhotonics and Tower begin high-volume shipments of laser-integrated, serviceable optical engine PICs for scale-out and scale-up AI interconnect

Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel and Tel Aviv-based fabless photonic integrated

Semiconductor Today · September 18, 2026