Tower Semiconductor and Semtech Expand SiGe Partnership to Scale Power-Efficient Analog Connectivity for Data Centers

Hong Hou, President and Chief Executive Officer of Semtech

“Connectivity is now a primary factor in how far AI systems can scale”

Hong Hou, President and Chief Executive Officer of Semtech

“Our customers are scaling interconnect bandwidth quickly and at massive scale. Meeting that demand requires long-term capacity planning and commitment with our manufacturing partners. Tower has been a trusted partner to Semtech for 20 years, and we are very pleased with our partnership agreement that secures dedicated SiGe capacity across three regions to grow across copper and optical interconnects, from 800G and 1.6T today through 3.2T and beyond.”

Russell Ellwanger, Chief Executive Officer of Tower Semiconductor

“It is a source of profound satisfaction that our partnership with Semtech has grown so strong”

Russell Ellwanger, Chief Executive Officer of Tower Semiconductor

“Together, we are driving truly accretive, platform-level solutions that help advance their designs delivering best-in-class figures of merit across present-generation, next-generation and N+2 technologies. By qualifying these solutions well ahead of market need, we both stand fully prepared for immediate implementation as the market moves into these generations. In doing so, we are the key drivers of the technologies carrying the market forward, ensuring a continual expansion of our already leading market share in optical transceiver connectivity within this high-growth market.”