Ranovus’ $100m investment to develop and scale optical semiconductor manufacturing in Ontario

What happened

Ranovus Inc. is investing over $100 million to expand its optical semiconductor manufacturing facility in Ottawa, Ontario, more than doubling its workforce by adding 125 new jobs. This expansion targets the development and scaling of photonic interconnect solutions for next-generation AI data centers. Bearish: This capacity increase for a key AI infrastructure component could alleviate future supply constraints and add competitive pressure on pricing in the optical interconnect segment.

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Source: Semiconductor Today · 8/22/2025 · View original source