Tower Semiconductor bets on Japan to ride the AI data center shift from copper to light

Digitimes
Jul 14, 2026, 8:53 pm181 ptsTrendingTop
Tower Semiconductor is placing a roughly US$3 billion wager that the artificial-intelligence buildout will force data centers to move data with light rather than electricity, anchoring the bet in Japan with backing from Tokyo.

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