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Fabrinet's AI data center revenue surged 68% year-over-year, driven by robust demand from key customers including Nvidia. Despite accelerating growth and manufacturing capacity expansion, the stock h…
Qualcomm and Amazon unveiled a multi-generational deal to co-develop custom AI inference silicon and 1.6T optical networking for AWS. Amazon secured warrants for up to 25 million QCOM shares, threate…
Credo Technology reported record Q1 revenue of $479 million, up 115% year-over-year, driven by robust demand for AI cluster connectivity. Management highlighted rapid expansion in optical DSPs, Zero-…
Stewart Asset Management reported strong Q2 performance and highlighted a new stake in optical networking firm Lumentum Holdings. The fund cited robust AI infrastructure spending and multi-year data …
Ciena plunged 11% despite beating fiscal Q3 earnings estimates and lifting full-year revenue guidance. The stock was the worst performer in the S&P 500 as investors grew wary over potential margin co…
Marvell posted strong Q2 results and raised forward guidance, driven by accelerating AI data center demand. Management highlighted surging optical networking adoption and a massive multi-year custom …
Nvidia is heavily investing in photonics technology, allocating billions across Lumentum, Coherent, and Marvell. Optical interconnects are projected to expand ninefold to $154 billion by 2028, overco…
Surging AI data center demands are driving massive shortages in optical networking and memory components. Critical infrastructure suppliers like Lumentum report triple-digit growth, highlighting sust…
Lumentum's blockbuster Q4 and raised guidance triggered a rally in optics stocks (LITE, AXTI, CIEN), highlighting surging AI-driven demand for optical connectivity and data center infrastructure. A n…
GlobalFoundries posted strong Q2 FY2026 results with revenue up 9% sequentially, driven by 62% YoY growth in data-center/communications infrastructure demand. Raised 2026 outlook for silicon photonic…
Credo Technology (CRDO) tripled revenue to $1.3B with strong AI infrastructure demand, but reaching $600/share by 2030 requires unrealistic 167x forward P/E, despite 95% Wall Street bullishness.
Corning (GLW) stock isn't a tracked symbol, but Nvidia and Amazon are mentioned as multiyear optical/fiber partners in Corning's AI infrastructure buildout, reinforcing continued AI capex demand desp…
Teradyne reports record $1.3B quarterly revenue, driven by AI demand (60%+ of sales) and strong ATE market growth. Strategic moves into optical networking, robotics, and advanced packaging signal rob…
Corning beat Q2 expectations but shares plunged due to weak Q3 revenue guidance. Despite short-term disappointment, the company secured major AI infrastructure deals with Amazon and NVIDIA, reinforci…
Nvidia secured multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreements with Coherent and Lumentum for AI data-center optical components, alongside $2 billion investments, boosting optics capacity and R&D. Nvidia's…