# Israeli contract chipmaker Tower Semiconductor beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-02-11 · MarketScreener*

## Key points

- Tower Semiconductor is investing an additional $270 million in silicon photonics chip equipment.
- Total investment in high-speed silicon photonics technology will reach $920 million after this allocation.
- By end of 2026, Tower plans to make five times more silicon photonics chips monthly than in 2025.
- Customers have already committed to buying Tower's increased output of silicon photonics chips.

**Companies:** Tower Semiconductor
**Countries:** United States, Israel, Japan, Italy

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