BULLISH $LITE $AAOI $SIVE $IQE
Demand for AI CW lasers is already being locked through 2030.
Taiwan’s Landmark just signed a 4-year LTA (2027–2030) with a US customer for data-center CW lasers.
This is not a 2027 peak story.
This is multi-year supply security in a structural bottleneck.
CW lasers (especially higher-power InP) sit at the heart of silicon photonics + CPO.
When second-tier suppliers start locking capacity years out, it tells you the majors are already fully booked.
Bullish for the entire stack:
• $LITE (incumbents sold out)
• $AAOI (own lasers + US capacity premium)
• $SIVE (high-power CW / arrays pure play)
• $IQE (InP epi foundation)
The optical layer is booking the decade.
The shortage is real. The duration is longer than most think.
— Outlier Capital
PS: I am long all the stocks mentioned here. Not advice. Many thanks
@pequityresearch for the information!