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Tower Semiconductor Ltd. announced a collaboration with Oriole Networks on March 16, 2026, to deliver nanosecond optical circuit switching using Tower’s silicon photonics platform for ultra-low latency AI infrastructure and networking. This partnership targets scaling AI clusters amid a market expected to surpass $80B by 2030 per Dell’Oro and LightCounting reports.
Key Takeaways
1Tower Semiconductor teams up with Oriole Networks for nanosecond optical circuit switching.
2Leverages Tower’s silicon photonics platform for high-speed modulation, switching, and detection.
3Enables low, deterministic tail latency for scale-up and scale-out AI architectures.
4Dr. Ed Preisler, General Manager of RF Business Unit at Tower, highlighted expansion into AI back-end networking.
5Both companies attending OFC 2026 Conference in Los Angeles, March 17–19; Tower at booth #2221, Oriole at #5344.
6AI Networking market expected to surpass $80B by 2030 per Dell’Oro and LightCounting.