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Unified CPO and Semiconductor Alpha Ranking

This page fuses the full CPO semiconductor research bundle with the broader semiconductor alpha bundle into one 120-company ranking. It preserves the two original rank signals, flags disagreement, separates source-backed relationship evidence from inferred ecosystem edges, and turns the merged research into a practical diligence interface.

Bundle timestamp: May 3, 2026Unified: July 9, 2026Screening artifact, not investment advice
Top Unified Names
Rank fusion output
CSV
1
Coherent
COHR / Both bundles
100.0
2
Camtek
CAMT / Both bundles
99.9
3
Semtech
SMTC / Both bundles
99.9
4
Veeco Instruments
VECO / Both bundles
99.8
5
Photronics
PLAB / Both bundles
99.4
Unified universe
117

Union of both 100-name alpha screens after ticker and company-name reconciliation.

Cross-validated names
78

Companies present in both rankings. These get the cleanest comparison and agreement labels.

Single-bundle signals
39

20 CPO-only and 19 broad-only names remain visible, but marked lower-confidence.

Source trail
20

Direct source-index rows, original dashboard archives, ranking CSVs, and relationship evidence.

Current Thesis Audit ยท Updated July 9, 2026

The CPO build-out is no longer a thesis risk - NVIDIA is shipping TSMC-backed 400Tb/s Spectrum-X CPO switches and COUPE-on-substrate mass production lands in 2H26 - but the alpha map shifted this week: Broadcom's $16B FQ3 AI guide (vs $17.2B expected) knocked the SOX down 5.2% and triggered a third distribution wave in optics (COHR -12%, AAOI -15%, POET -13% on June 9), while Korea memory melted up (SK hynix +15.9% to a record, Samsung +9.0%) on a DRAM shortage Goldman calls the worst in 15 years with HBM sold out into 2028. We keep the page thesis but rotate at the margin: fade crowded optics beta and post-rerating custom-silicon chase (MRVL -10.4% on the ByteDance ASIC deal), reprice VECO as an Axcelis merger-arb proxy and promote ACLS as the go-forward vehicle, lift under-owned memory-capex derivatives (Hanmi, Kokusai), and put CPO substrate (Ibiden) on watch where NVIDIA is reportedly seeking long-term supply deals. The active ranking pass cross-checks the original thesis against current market prices, market cap, YTD rerating, AI 2027 compute/security assumptions, hyperscaler capex pressure, power constraints, HBM and advanced-packaging evidence, and physical-AI adoption signals.

AI 2027 computeAI 2027 securityIEA energy and AINVIDIA FY27 Q1Microsoft FY26 Q3Micron HBM4
Compare and Contrast

The CPO map is specific; the broad map is a discovery net.

The unified ranking keeps both signals visible. The CPO bundle has richer source trails, cash-flow caveats and CPO-specific exposure. The broad bundle captures photonics, specialty foundry, materials and equipment names that may be under the strict CPO map.

Bundle differences

100
Companies in CPO full bundle
Strict 50 US + 50 non-US public semiconductor-company CPO map.
100
Companies in broad semiconductor-alpha bundle
100 public companies across CPO, advanced packaging, wafer equipment, materials, memory and design enablement.
80
Overlapping companies
Names matched by normalized ticker and company name.
120
Unified ranking companies
Union of both 100-company screens after ticker/name reconciliation.
2000
CPO relationship edges
Relationship graph with cash-flow caveats and source identifiers.
4798
Broad relationship edges
Relationship graph with confidence labels and source notes.
15
CPO source-index URLs
Direct source URLs carried into the blog source appendix.
8
Disclosed cash-flow audit rows
Rows separating public dollar disclosures from inferred revenue streams.
10
External cable/interconnect watchlist rows
CPO-adjacent public/private names outside the strict semiconductor ranking.

Fusion formula

1
Normalize inside each bundle

Each bundle score is blended with its within-bundle rank percentile, so a 78 in the CPO bundle and a 78 in the broad bundle are compared by context rather than raw scale alone.

2
Weight source specificity

CPO signal receives 55% weight where both bundles cover a company because it carries relationship source IDs, cash-flow caveats, direct CPO exposure and public value-chain counts.

3
Keep discovery candidates alive

Single-bundle names are not discarded. They receive a small coverage discount and explicit confidence labels so microcap and broad-only ideas stay visible but require more validation.

4
Subtract current rerating

The June 8 refresh applies a YTD price-rerating penalty before final ranks are assigned, so very large stock moves push names toward watchlist status unless the base score is still strong.

5
Expose disagreement

Rank gaps are first-class. A large CPO-over-broad gap often means direct optical/CPO optionality; a broad-over-CPO gap often means materials, specialty foundry, equipment or packaging alpha.

Largest rank-gap diagnostics

Lumentum
90
LITE / CPO #4 / Broad #94

CPO map ranks this materially higher than the other bundle.

Credo Technology
85
CRDO / CPO #7 / Broad #92

CPO map ranks this materially higher than the other bundle.

Axcelis Technologies
82
ACLS / CPO #96 / Broad #14

Broad semiconductor screen ranks this materially higher than the other bundle.

Astera Labs
79
ALAB / CPO #10 / Broad #89

CPO map ranks this materially higher than the other bundle.

TSMC
64
TSM / 2330.TW / CPO #34 / Broad #98

CPO map ranks this materially higher than the other bundle.

LITEON Technology
63
2301.TW / CPO #70 / Broad #7

Broad semiconductor screen ranks this materially higher than the other bundle.

Visual Rank Diagnostics

The top of the unified stack is optical, substrate, test and selective equipment.

The charts below separate score leadership from coverage quality. The most useful names are not just high-ranked; they also show cross-bundle confirmation, high public-value-chain count, or a clearly explainable rank gap.

Top 18 unified scores
CPO score vs broad score for the 80 overlaps
Alpha lens concentration
Coverage quality
Both bundles
78 names / avg 66.4
Top name: #1 Coherent (COHR)
CPO bundle only
20 names / avg 46.4
Top name: #19 Rambus (RMBS)
Broad bundle only
19 names / avg 62.5
Top name: #9 nLIGHT (LASR)
Interpretation: broad-only names skew high because the broad bundle intentionally surfaces under-owned discovery ideas. The page keeps them near the top when their normalized score is strong, but marks them as single-bundle signals so the next user action is validation, not blind portfolio inclusion.
Mindmap and Action Model

Use the ranking as a workflow, not a static leaderboard.

The map turns sector buckets into user actions: source validation for single-bundle names, customer checks for optical/CPO names, and cycle sensitivity checks for equipment, test and packaging.

AI cluster demandDemand sourceCPO adoption pullOptics / CPO19 names / avg 69.0Top: COHRSubstrates / materials21 names / avg 65.9Top: PLABWafer tools4 names / avg 73.7Top: VECOTest / yield11 names / avg 76.4Top: CAMTAdvanced packaging8 names / avg 64.0Top: AMKRFoundry / ASIC18 names / avg 63.4Top: 3661.TWMemory / servers6 names / avg 51.9Top: RMBS
Active lens

Test, probe and yield control

2
Camtek
CAMT
99.9
12
Nova
NVMI
85.9
13
FormFactor
FORM
85.7
17
Onto Innovation
ONTO
83.6
20
Lasertec
6920.T
79.7
23
Cohu
COHU
78.2
31
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
74.9
36
Technoprobe
TPRO.MI
72.3
Interactive Ranking

Search, filter and inspect all 120 unified names.

The table is built for research triage: find a ticker, filter by alpha lens, isolate single-bundle ideas, sort by rank gap, and read the next diligence action without leaving the page.

117 matching rows
RankNameUnifiedCasesCPOBroadLensCoveragePriceYTDCap
1
Coherent
COHR / United States
100.0#6 / 76.0#32 / 67.0Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 317+63.1%$62.0B
2
Camtek
CAMT / Israel
99.9#9 / 73.0#21 / 70.0Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesUSD 140+21.3%$6.5B
3
Semtech
SMTC / United States
99.9#3 / 78.0#18 / 71.6Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 129+71.2%$12.0B
4
Veeco Instruments
VECO / United States
99.8#13 / 71.0#6 / 76.3Wafer equipment and process...Both bundlesUSD 54.47+78.4%$3.3B
5
Photronics
PLAB / United States
99.4#15 / 70.0#12 / 73.9Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 28.14-15.8%$1.8B
6
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI / United States
99.0#1 / 84.0#30 / 67.9Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 305+74.5%$23.3B
7
Alchip Technologies
3661.TW / Taiwan
97.6#17 / 69.0#20 / 70.2Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesTWD 4,210+15.8%$10.0B
8
Amkor Technology
AMKR / United States
97.6#26 / 65.0#13 / 73.3Advanced packaging bottlene...Both bundlesUSD 66.91+55.9%$16.6B
9
nLIGHT
LASR / United States
95.0- / n/a#8 / 75.3Optics / CPO leverageBroad bundle onlyUSD 58.68+52.9%$3.6B
10
POET Technologies
POET / Canada
93.8#23 / 66.0#33 / 66.1Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 8.51+18.9%$1.6B
11
BE Semiconductor Industries
BESI.AS / Netherlands
88.6#12 / 72.0#39 / 64.1Advanced packaging bottlene...Both bundlesEUR 251+68.2%$24.7B
12
Nova
NVMI / Israel
85.9#8 / 74.0#48 / 62.9Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesUSD 452+30.1%$14.4B
13
FormFactor
FORM / United States
85.7#19 / 68.0#27 / 68.2Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesUSD 112+88.5%$8.7B
14
Aixtron
AIXA.DE / Germany
85.4#5 / 76.0#31 / 67.8Wafer equipment and process...Both bundlesEUR 44.62+127.8%$7.8B
15
Kokusai Electric
6525.T / Japan
84.4- / n/a#17 / 71.7Substrate and materials con...Broad bundle onlyJPY 10,810+81.7%$17.4B
16
Entegris
ENTG / United States
84.1#21 / 67.0#34 / 65.6Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 139+54.9%$20.7B
17
Onto Innovation
ONTO / United States
83.6#18 / 69.0#35 / 65.6Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesUSD 291+75.7%$14.5B
18
GlobalFoundries
GFS / United States
83.6#29 / 64.0#29 / 68.1Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 67.97+84.3%$37.3B
19
Rambus
RMBS / United States
80.7#33 / 61.0- / n/aMemory and AI-server pullCPO bundle onlyUSD 110+10.4%$11.9B
20
Lasertec
6920.T / Japan
79.7#28 / 64.0#40 / 64.0Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesJPY 43,020+35.7%$26.5B
21
Lumentum
LITE / United States
78.4#4 / 77.0#94 / 44.7Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 707+83.1%$55.0B
22
LITEON Technology
2301.TW / Taiwan
78.2#70 / 45.0#7 / 75.9Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesTWD 214+27.8%$15.0B
23
Cohu
COHU / United States
78.2- / n/a#10 / 74.6Test, probe and yield contr...Broad bundle onlyUSD 52.12+111.8%$2.4B
24
Vanguard International Semiconductor
5347.TWO / Taiwan
77.8- / n/a#24 / 69.1Foundry, ASIC and design en...Broad bundle onlyTWD 173+87.4%$10.2B
25
ASM International
ASM.AS / Netherlands
77.4#22 / 67.0#53 / 61.4Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesEUR 924+66.8%$51.0B
26
Credo Technology
CRDO / United States
76.6#7 / 75.0#92 / 46.1Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 259+80.6%$48.2B
27
PDF Solutions
PDFS / United States
76.3- / n/a#26 / 68.6Foundry, ASIC and design en...Broad bundle onlyUSD 52.42+77.4%$2.2B
28
IPG Photonics
IPGP / United States
76.0#31 / 62.0- / n/aOptics / CPO leverageCPO bundle onlyUSD 102+36.7%$4.3B
29
Global Unichip
3443.TW / Taiwan
75.6#20 / 68.0#41 / 63.9Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesTWD 4,340+98.6%$18.7B
30
Hanmi Semiconductor
042700.KS / South Korea
75.4- / n/a#55 / 61.2Advanced packaging bottlene...Broad bundle onlyKRW 215,500+49.1%$14.0B
31
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR / United States
74.9#24 / 66.0#25 / 68.6Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesUSD 67.89+206.4%$2.1B
32
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM / Israel
74.2#36 / 60.0#62 / 57.7Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 217+78.0%$26.1B
33
ACM Research
ACMR / United States
73.6#42 / 57.0#15 / 72.0Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 98.07+118.5%$6.8B
34
GlobalWafers
6488.TW / Taiwan
73.6#16 / 70.0#19 / 71.3Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesTWD 1,350+235.0%$18.3B
35
Synopsys
SNPS / United States
72.3#46 / 55.0#71 / 54.8Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 435-9.6%$83.2B
36
Technoprobe
TPRO.MI / Italy
72.3#14 / 71.0#43 / 63.4Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesEUR 31.78+145.8%$24.5B
37
Navitas Semiconductor
NVTS / United States
71.7#40 / 58.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyUSD 13.36+59.4%$3.3B
38
eMemory Technology
3529.TWO / Taiwan
71.6- / n/a#45 / 63.3Memory and AI-server pullBroad bundle onlyTWD 2,605+51.5%$6.4B
39
SMIC
0981.HK / China
71.4#53 / 52.0#58 / 59.2Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesHKD 83.85+11.7%$110.9B
40
ASMPT
0522.HK / Hong Kong/Singapore
71.4- / n/a#16 / 71.8Advanced packaging bottlene...Broad bundle onlyHKD 198+143.7%$10.4B
41
Soitec
SOI.PA / France
71.2#2 / 78.0#1 / 91.6Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesEUR 105+321.8%$4.8B
42
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC / United States
69.8#39 / 59.0#83 / 49.4Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 132+68.4%$17.9B
43
SCREEN Holdings
7735.T / Japan
69.1#38 / 59.0#28 / 68.2Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesJPY 17,750+121.9%$22.2B
44
NAURA Technology
002371.SZ / China
68.7#27 / 65.0#66 / 56.9Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesCNY 878+85.1%$86.1B
45
Sanan Optoelectronics
600703.SS / China
68.5- / n/a#54 / 61.4Substrate and materials con...Broad bundle onlyCNY 17.8+23.8%$12.7B
46
Enablence Technologies
ENA.V / Canada
68.5- / n/a#2 / 89.5Optics / CPO leverageBroad bundle onlyCAD 6.71+270.7%$130M
47
Astera Labs
ALAB / United States
67.9#10 / 73.0#89 / 46.4Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 393+119.0%$67.4B
48
Advantest
6857.T / Japan
67.6#32 / 62.0#67 / 56.5Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesJPY 29,160+37.7%$131.9B
49
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS / United States
66.7#45 / 56.0- / n/aFoundry, ASIC and design en...CPO bundle onlyUSD 374+20.5%$103.2B
50
SiTime
SITM / United States
66.5#35 / 60.0#85 / 48.2Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 612+65.5%$18.3B
51
Infineon Technologies
IFX.DE / Germany
66.5#54 / 52.0#73 / 54.5Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesEUR 72.32+89.0%$118.3B
52
Marvell Technology
MRVL / United States
66.5#30 / 63.0#37 / 64.7Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUSD 232+159.2%$260.8B
53
Axcelis Technologies
ACLS / United States
66.4#96 / 37.0#14 / 73.1Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 135+57.3%$4.4B
54
AMEC
688012.SS / China
66.1#25 / 66.0- / n/aWafer equipment and process...CPO bundle onlyCNY 472+125.7%$59.6B
55
Qorvo
QRVO / United States
63.7#82 / 42.0#44 / 63.3Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 83.87-2.8%$7.4B
56
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI / Netherlands
63.6#48 / 54.0#70 / 55.6Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 284+28.3%$71.7B
57
AXT
AXTI / United States
63.2- / n/a#5 / 76.8Substrate and materials con...Broad bundle onlyUSD 60.12+258.7%$3.9B
58
United Microelectronics
UMC / 2303.TW / Taiwan
63.1#44 / 56.0#42 / 63.7Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 24.73+215.4%$62.0B
59
Realtek Semiconductor
2379.TW / Taiwan
62.3#74 / 44.0#36 / 65.1Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesTWD 840+72.3%$12.5B
60
MaxLinear
MXL / United States
60.1#11 / 72.0- / n/aOptics / CPO leverageCPO bundle onlyUSD 86.05+364.9%$7.7B
61
KLA
KLAC / United States
59.9#55 / 52.0#61 / 57.9Test, probe and yield contr...Both bundlesUSD 221+73.5%$288.9B
62
Ambarella
AMBA / United States
59.8- / n/a#65 / 56.9Semiconductor infrastructureBroad bundle onlyUSD 74.74-0.6%$3.2B
63
National Silicon Industry Group
688126.SS / China
59.5- / n/a#59 / 59.0Substrate and materials con...Broad bundle onlyCNY 37.25+66.7%$15.8B
64
Disco
6146.T / Japan
59.1#71 / 45.0#51 / 61.8Advanced packaging bottlene...Both bundlesJPY 71,510+39.9%$48.1B
65
Lam Research
LRCX / United States
59.1#57 / 52.0#64 / 57.1Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 333+80.0%$416.6B
66
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS / United States
58.5#84 / 42.0#46 / 63.2Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 58.49-9.2%$8.9B
67
onsemi
ON / United States
58.5#79 / 43.0#68 / 55.9Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 93.79+65.4%$36.5B
68
ASE Technology
ASX / 3711.TW / Taiwan
58.2#61 / 50.0#23 / 69.1Advanced packaging bottlene...Both bundlesUSD 39.93+136.8%$87.6B
69
Power Integrations
POWI / United States
58.1#94 / 38.0#49 / 61.9Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 66.46+78.2%$3.7B
70
TSMC
TSM / 2330.TW / Taiwan
57.8#34 / 61.0#98 / 32.2Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 437+36.7%$2.48T
71
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR / United States
57.5#67 / 48.0#88 / 47.0Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 1,316+40.5%$67.9B
72
ASML Holding
ASML / Netherlands
56.0#37 / 60.0#96 / 41.2Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 1,769+52.0%$681.9B
73
Qualcomm
QCOM / United States
55.9#76 / 44.0#75 / 53.8Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 187+7.8%$196.6B
74
Allegro MicroSystems
ALGM / United States
55.6#83 / 42.0#60 / 58.0Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 51.47+91.3%$9.6B
75
Tokyo Electron
8035.T / Japan
54.3#63 / 49.0#50 / 61.8Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesJPY 71,060+92.4%$200.1B
76
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT / United States
54.2- / n/a#11 / 74.3Substrate and materials con...Broad bundle onlyUSD 101+269.4%$4.5B
77
Cirrus Logic
CRUS / United States
52.9#90 / 40.0#56 / 59.7Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 147+22.7%$7.5B
78
Teradyne
TER / United States
52.8#60 / 50.0- / n/aTest, probe and yield contr...CPO bundle onlyUSD 352+69.4%$55.0B
79
NVIDIA
NVDA / United States
52.6#52 / 53.0#100 / 21.8Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 204+8.1%$4.94T
80
MediaTek
2454.TW / Taiwan
52.1#47 / 55.0#79 / 51.6Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesTWD 3,925+167.0%$198.3B
81
Analog Devices
ADI / United States
52.0#72 / 45.0#93 / 45.3Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 385+40.8%$191.8B
82
Hua Hong Semiconductor
1347.HK / China
50.8#58 / 51.0#74 / 54.3Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesHKD 202+148.9%$47.3B
83
STMicroelectronics
STM / STMPA / Switzerland/France/Italy
50.7#51 / 53.0#69 / 55.9Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 68.54+150.4%$61.2B
84
Microchip Technology
MCHP / United States
50.6#75 / 44.0#82 / 49.5Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 85.49+31.5%$46.4B
85
Broadcom
AVGO / United States
50.5#50 / 54.0#99 / 24.8Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 389+11.8%$1.85T
86
Renesas Electronics
6723.T / Japan
50.5#66 / 48.0#72 / 54.6Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesJPY 4,817+116.5%$55.0B
87
Texas Instruments
TXN / United States
50.4#73 / 45.0#91 / 46.2Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 301+69.7%$274.2B
88
Applied Materials
AMAT / United States
49.5#56 / 52.0#63 / 57.2Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesUSD 571+112.2%$574.0B
89
SUMCO
3436.T / Japan
47.4#41 / 58.0- / n/aSubstrate and materials con...CPO bundle onlyJPY 4,544+213.6%$11.0B
90
WIN Semiconductors
3105.TWO / Taiwan
47.0#88 / 40.0#47 / 63.0Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesTWD 406+126.8%$5.4B
91
Samsung Electronics
005930.KS / South Korea
46.9#65 / 49.0#76 / 53.7Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesKRW 278,000+116.3%$1.40T
92
Arm Holdings
ARM / United Kingdom
46.6#49 / 54.0#86 / 48.0Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 300+161.7%$320.9B
93
ROHM
6963.T / Japan
46.2#97 / 37.0#38 / 64.4Substrate and materials con...Both bundlesJPY 5,556+143.9%$14.2B
94
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD / United States
45.2#62 / 50.0#80 / 50.9Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 517+131.5%$843.7B
95
Impinj
PI / United States
45.0#77 / 43.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyUSD 143-20.4%$4.4B
96
Sivers Semiconductors
SIVE.ST / Sweden
45.0- / n/a#3 / 88.0Optics / CPO leverageBroad bundle onlySEK 40.8+853.3%$1.7B
97
Powerchip Semiconductor
6770.TW / Taiwan
44.5#85 / 41.0- / n/aFoundry, ASIC and design en...CPO bundle onlyTWD 71.1+68.9%$9.4B
98
Nanya Technology
2408.TW / Taiwan
44.4#95 / 38.0#52 / 61.6Memory and AI-server pullBoth bundlesTWD 436+110.4%$39.5B
99
Valens Semiconductor
VLN / Israel
43.8#80 / 42.0- / n/aOptics / CPO leverageCPO bundle onlyUSD 2.04+30.8%$260M
100
Ichor Holdings
ICHR / United States
43.5- / n/a#22 / 69.7Wafer equipment and process...Broad bundle onlyUSD 88.81+335.1%$2.9B
101
Silicon Motion
SIMO / Taiwan
42.7#78 / 43.0#57 / 59.7Semiconductor infrastructureBoth bundlesUSD 313+234.2%$10.6B
102
Synaptics
SYNA / United States
40.1#87 / 40.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyUSD 123+62.9%$4.8B
103
Micron Technology
MU / United States
39.8#59 / 51.0#84 / 48.4Memory and AI-server pullBoth bundlesUSD 949+200.8%$1.07T
104
GigaDevice
603986.SS / China
39.6#68 / 47.0#78 / 52.5Memory and AI-server pullBoth bundlesCNY 663+181.5%$62.6B
105
Kulicke and Soffa
KLIC / Singapore
39.3#69 / 46.0- / n/aAdvanced packaging bottlene...CPO bundle onlyUSD 104+115.6%$5.5B
106
Intel
INTC / United States
38.5#64 / 49.0#87 / 47.3Foundry, ASIC and design en...Both bundlesUSD 110+179.9%$554.1B
107
Himax Technologies
HIMX / Taiwan
36.3#91 / 39.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyUSD 14.9+74.7%$2.6B
108
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI / United States
35.7- / n/a#81 / 49.5Optics / CPO leverageBroad bundle onlyUSD 114+189.0%$9.2B
109
Novatek Microelectronics
3034.TW / Taiwan
35.6#89 / 40.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyTWD 542+47.7%$10.1B
110
SK Hynix
000660.KS / South Korea
35.4#43 / 57.0#95 / 44.5Memory and AI-server pullBoth bundlesKRW 2,186,000+222.9%$1.33T
111
CEVA
CEVA / Israel
34.9#81 / 42.0- / n/aOptics / CPO leverageCPO bundle onlyUSD 44.56+98.8%$1.2B
112
Cambricon Technologies
688256.SS / China
29.8- / n/a#97 / 40.6Semiconductor infrastructureBroad bundle onlyCNY 1,535+64.5%$130.7B
113
Zhongji Innolight
300308.SZ / China
29.7- / n/a#90 / 46.4Optics / CPO leverageBroad bundle onlyCNY 1,195+91.6%$215.3B
114
Diodes Incorporated
DIOD / United States
29.6#92 / 39.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyUSD 92.77+80.4%$4.8B
115
ChipMOS Technologies
IMOS / Taiwan
22.8#93 / 38.0- / n/aAdvanced packaging bottlene...CPO bundle onlyUSD 68.07+122.9%$2.3B
116
ams OSRAM
AMS.SW / Austria
20.5#99 / 35.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyCHF 18.41+113.7%$2.4B
117
Silergy
6415.TW / Taiwan
13.3#98 / 36.0- / n/aSemiconductor infrastructureCPO bundle onlyTWD 523+181.9%$6.8B
Selected company

Coherent

COHR / United States
100.0
Unified rank
#1
Prior rank
#1
CPO rank
#6
Broad rank
#32
Latest price
USD 317
YTD
+63.1%
Market cap
$62.0B
Why it ranks

NVIDIA partnership validates datacenter optics; upside depends on capacity, margins and repeat orders.

Research action

Use as a cross-validated watchlist name: compare why each bundle scored it differently before assigning portfolio weight or research time.

Risk

Large recent rerating; execution/capacity build risk

Optics / CPO leverageBoth bundlesUseful disagreementHigh: cross-bundle with public value-chain support
Relationship Evidence

Named CPO relationships are scarce; inferred ecosystem edges are abundant.

The relationship explorer keeps the distinction visible. Specific public cash-flow rows are useful for thesis confidence; inferred ecosystem rows are useful for map completeness but should not be treated as pairwise revenue disclosure.

NVIDIABroadcomMarvellLumentumCoherentMACOMPOETTSMCSoitecAmkorCamtekNovaFormFactor
Hover a relationship to inspect the evidence trail. The graph emphasizes public or high-strength edges; the CSV archive contains the full relationship map.
Evidence mix
inferred adjacency
1037
public value-chain
950
specific public
5
specific public ecosystem
4
public ecosystem
2
specific public CPO production th...
1
public product demo
1
ECOSYSTEM-INFERRED
4729
LOW-CONFIDENCE-MAP
45
DOCUMENTED-ECOSYSTEM
9
DOCUMENTED
7
DOCUMENTED-FILING
3
Cash-flow audit

Rows below are the disclosed or explicitly caveated cash-flow items from the CPO bundle.

PairDirectionDisclosureQualitySources
NVIDIA -> Lumentumcapital + future component purchases$2B investment; multibillion purchase commitment; capacity access rightsSpecific publicsource
NVIDIA -> Coherentcapital + future component purchases$2B investment; multibillion-dollar purchase commitment; capacity access rightsSpecific publicsource
NVIDIA -> TSMC ecosystemmanufacturing/package collaborationNo pairwise dollars disclosedSpecific public ecosystemsource
Broadcom -> Corning/FIT/Delta/Micas/TwinstarCPO ecosystem productionNo pairwise dollars disclosed; milestones include component shipments, production systems and fiber-cable volume shipmentsSpecific public ecosystemsource
Credo -> DustPhotonicsacquisition$750M cash + 0.92M shares upfront; contingent shares possibleSpecific publicsource
Astera -> hyperscale/cloud customersproduct salesNo customer dollars disclosedPublic product/customer qualificationsource
Marvell -> hyperscalers/module ecosystemcustom CPO/light-engine sales pathNo pairwise dollars disclosedPublic product roadmapsource
POET -> LITEONjoint developmentNo revenue split disclosed; prototypes targeted late 2026, high-volume production anticipated 2027Specific publicsource
Sources and Archive

Every chart points back to the bundle data and source index.

The broad bundle carries relationship confidence notes but not a separate URL source index. The CPO bundle includes direct source URLs, cash-flow source IDs, original CSVs and an HTML archive; all are linked below.

Source appendix
S01
NVIDIA Spectrum-X/Quantum-X Photonics CPO switches
1.6T per port, ecosystem names, TSMC/Coherent/Corning/Foxconn/Lumentum/SENKO.
CPO full bundle / AI optical module stack; CPO optical engine stack; NVIDIA Spectrum-X Photonics 2025; NVIDIA/Marvell 2026 ecosystem; advanced packaging stack; silicon photonics substrate stack
S02
Broadcom third-generation 200G/lane CPO release
200G/lane CPO, first volume-production 100G/lane CPO, partner milestones including Twinstar high-density fiber cables.
CPO full bundle / AI optical module stack; Broadcom CPO 2025; Broadcom/semiconductor value chain; CPO optical engine stack
S03
NVIDIA-Lumentum strategic partnership
$2B investment plus multibillion purchase commitment/capacity rights.
CPO full bundle / NVIDIA-Lumentum 2026
S04
NVIDIA-Coherent strategic partnership
$2B investment plus multibillion purchase commitment/capacity rights.
CPO full bundle / AI optical module stack; NVIDIA-Coherent 2026
S05
Credo-DustPhotonics acquisition
$750M cash + shares; SiPho PICs for NPO/CPO; management optical revenue target.
CPO full bundle / source trail
S06
Astera Labs PCIe 6 connectivity portfolio
Fabric switches, retimers, active cable modules, PCIe over optics, leading hyperscale/cloud customers.
CPO full bundle / AI interconnect stack; Astera PCIe 6 release
S07
Marvell CPO architecture for custom AI accelerators
CPO custom XPU architecture, 6.4T 3D SiPho engine, custom XPU density and 10B field hours claim.
CPO full bundle / Marvell CPO/custom XPU 2025; NVIDIA/Marvell 2026 ecosystem
S08
Marvell 1.6T silicon photonics light engine
1.6T light engine and 6.4T CPO light engine family.
CPO full bundle / CPO optical engine stack; Marvell 2026 ecosystem
S09
MACOM OFC 2026 connectivity showcase
3.2T optical transmit, 1.6T 200G/lane ecosystem, ACC and LPO.
CPO full bundle / MACOM OFC 2026
S10
POET-LITEON joint development
Optical modules for AI/CPO applications, prototypes late 2026, high-volume production anticipated 2027.
CPO full bundle / POET-LITEON 2026
S11
StockAnalysis semiconductor industry list
Public market caps/revenue for US-listed semiconductor names.
CPO full bundle / Role-based semiconductor value-chain map
S12
StockAnalysis semiconductor equipment/materials list
Public market caps/revenue for equipment/materials names.
CPO full bundle / Role-based semiconductor value-chain map; advanced packaging stack; semicap value chain
S13
CompaniesMarketCap semiconductor ranking
Global public semiconductor market-cap universe.
CPO full bundle / Role-based semiconductor value-chain map; advanced packaging stack; semicap value chain; silicon photonics substrate stack
S14
Wolfspeed CFIUS clearance and Renesas equity issuance
Official Wolfspeed release on CFIUS clearance, Renesas equity issuance, board seat, and restructuring completion.
CPO full bundle / Wolfspeed/Renesas restructuring 2026
S15
Renesas restructuring support agreement with Wolfspeed
Official Renesas release describing the Wolfspeed restructuring support agreement, deposit conversion, notes, common stock, and warrants.
CPO full bundle / Wolfspeed/Renesas restructuring 2026
BUNDLE-CPO
CPO semiconductor alpha bundle archive
Original interactive HTML map from the bundle.
CPO full bundle / Ranking, network map, cash-flow caveats and CSV exports.
BUNDLE-BROAD
Semiconductor alpha relationship map archive
Original interactive dashboard from the broad semiconductor-alpha bundle.
Broad semiconductor-alpha bundle / Broad ranking, relationship layers and source-note confidence labels.
CSV-CPO
CPO 100-company alpha ranking CSV
Original CPO company-level ranking.
CPO full bundle / CPO score, CPO rank, exposure, optionality and thesis/risk fields.
CSV-BROAD
Broad semiconductor 100-company alpha ranking CSV
Original broad semiconductor-alpha ranking.
Broad semiconductor-alpha bundle / Broad alpha score, market cap, revenue, P/S, connection count and notes.
YF-CHART
Yahoo Finance chart endpoint
July 9, 2026 refresh for latest public prices and YTD returns.
Market data / Latest price and current-market rerank context.
External CPO watchlist
Corning (GLW)
Direct cable/fiber attach beneficiary but not a semiconductor company.
Foxconn Interconnect Technology (6088.HK)
Very direct CPO connector/cable adjacency; not a semiconductor company.
Delta Electronics (2308.TW)
System and power layer; semiconductor-adjacent.
Amphenol (APH)
Potential CPO cable/connectivity basket constituent; not semiconductor.
TE Connectivity (TEL)
Connector/cable exposure, not semiconductor.
Fabrinet (FN)
Manufacturing services; not semiconductor.
SENKO (Private)
Important to CPO cable thesis but not public.
Twinstar Technologies (Private)
Maybe the cleanest CPO cable proof point, but private.
Micas Networks (Private)
System company; private.
Molex (Koch private)
Private.
Techwing (089030.KQ)
Only +68% over 1 year versus +250-280% for Hanmi-style Korean HBM names; no meaningful Western sell-side coverage; the Cube Prober story is documented mostly in Korean trade press (THE ELEC) and has n
Micronics Japan (6871.T)
Coverage is almost entirely Japan-domestic; it is absent from Western AI-supply-chain baskets that hold Advantest/Technoprobe/FormFactor for the same exposure; probe cards remain an under-modeled cons