Tower and Scintil launch DWDM laser sources for AI

Tower Semiconductor and Scintil Photonics announced availability of the world’s first heterogeneously integrated DWDM laser sources for AI infrastructure using Scintil’s SHIP™ technology.

• Main announcement: Tower Semiconductor and Scintil Photonics have validated SHIP™ on Tower’s silicon photonics production lines and announced availability of LEAF Light™, the industry’s first DWDM-optimized integrated laser source, establishing a defined path from customer evaluation to volume manufacturing and claiming capacity for millions of units per month. The release positions Tower’s multi-site silicon photonics manufacturing footprint as providing resilient capacity and supply continuity for hyperscale deployment.
• Background and details: The partnership targets next-generation Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) for hyperscale AI networking, citing an AI Networking market of $200B by 2030; the collaboration supports DWDM CPO customer evaluations and leverages Tower’s PH18M SiPho platform in mass production.
  • OFC 2026 participation (event details):
    • Date: March 17-19, 2026
    • Location: Los Angeles
    • Scintil booth: #5537 — presenting Scintil manufacturing roadmap
    • Tower booth: #2221 — presenting Tower’s advanced SiPho and RF & HPA offerings
    • Meetings: Representatives from both companies available for meetings during the event.