GoKawiilTower Semiconductor, Japan government to invest $4B in optical chip fabs
Tower Semiconductor plans to co-invest $4 billion with the Japanese government to expand its Niigata and Toyama fabs into a major hub for optical-connectivity chips. The plan, dubbed Track One and Track Two, will convert an idle 200mm fab to 300mm production, boost output at an existing 300mm fab, and eventually add a new 300mm fab, raising total capacity to the equivalent of 45,000 300mm wafers per month by 2029.
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The investment signals growing demand for silicon photonics and optical packaging components driven by AI infrastructure buildouts, which increasingly rely on high-speed optical interconnects. Government co-funding suggests Japan sees advanced semiconductor packaging as strategically important for its industrial base, though the reported revenue and profit targets for 2028 remain company projections rather than guaranteed outcomes.
- Tower and Japan's government plan to jointly invest $4 billion in optical semiconductor manufacturing.
- Track One converts an idle 200mm fab and expands an existing 300mm fab, targeting full readiness by Q4 2027.
- Tower projects $3.6 billion revenue and $1.2 billion net profit from Track One in FY2028.
Source: tomshardware.com — Anton Shilov, 2026-09-25
Published there as: “Tower Semiconductor to invest $4 billion in Japanese ops to set up massive optical connectivity hub”
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