Sivers Semiconductors announces $30m expansion of Glasgow photonics manufacturing facility

Sivers Semiconductors has announced a $30 million investment to expand its indium phosphide (InP) manufacturing facility in Glasgow, Scotland, strengthening the country’s photonics and semiconductor manufacturing capabilities in response to growing demand from AI data centres and optical networking.

The expansion is expected to increase the facility’s annual production capacity to more than 100 million continuous-wave distributed feedback (CW DFB) lasers, alongside introducing new manufacturing processes, increased automation and greater production flexibility.

These semiconductor lasers play an important role in advanced optical communications, helping to enable the high-speed, energy-efficient connectivity required by increasingly complex AI infrastructure and data networks.

The expansion programme was scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026, with the upgraded facility expected to become operational in the fourth quarter of 2027.

The investment forms part of Sivers’ wider move towards a hybrid manufacturing strategy, combining expanded production in Glasgow with external foundry and manufacturing partners to support greater scalability, flexibility and supply chain resilience.

The announcement highlights Scotland’s established strengths in compound semiconductor and photonics manufacturing, and the important role these technologies play in supporting global developments in AI infrastructure and advanced connectivity.

For Scotland’s Critical Technologies Supercluster, the investment represents a significant development across its photonics and semiconductor capabilities, demonstrating the importance of Scotland’s manufacturing expertise in meeting growing international demand for critical technologies.

Read the original announcement: https://www.sivers-semiconductors.com/press/sivers-semiconductors-invests-usd-30-million-to-expand-european-photonics-manufacturing-for-ai-datacenters/