[Market Movement Interpretation] Tower Semiconductor surges on September 17: NewPhotonics shipments + AI optical interconnect

1. On September 17, Tower Semiconductor and NewPhotonics announced the commencement of mass shipments of laser integrated optical engine photonic integrated circuits. The NPG102 product, based on the PH18DA silicon photonics platform, supports data transmission rates from 800G to 1.6T and is aimed at AI infrastructure interconnection applications.
2. On September 16, Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for 800G and above optical module demand in 2027 and 2028 to 144 million and 171 million units respectively. The optical communication sector generally rose, and Tower Semiconductor is part of the related silicon photonics and optical interconnect industry chain.

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