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Chips & hardwarehigh impactTower Semiconductor to invest $4 billion in Japanese ops to set up massive optical connectivity hub
· Japan · Asia-Pacific
Tower Semiconductor announced a $4 billion investment to establish an optical connectivity hub in Japan, increasing output 40 times by 2029 compared to 2025 levels.
- Topic
- Chips & hardware
- Location
- Japan (36.205°, 138.253°)
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Impact
- high
- Reported value
- $4B
- Reported by
- Tom's Hardware
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