NASDAQ:TSEM 15 June 2026

IQE stock climbs after Tower Semiconductor supply deal highlights AI data-centre orders

IQE stock climbs after Tower Semiconductor supply deal highlights AI data-centre orders

IQE shares traded higher in London on Wednesday after the Welsh semiconductor group announced a supply deal with Tower Semiconductor, citing demand from AI data centers. The stock held gains through the session. The AIM-listed stock gained 1.43% to 55.79 pence by 13:03 BST, after starting at 55.90p and hitting a session high of 59.40p, according to Google Finance. AJ Bell data at 12:48 BST showed a bid-offer range of 55.50p-55.80p, with more than 22.8 million shares traded.
June 17, 2026
IQE Shares Jump as Tower Semiconductor Deal Puts AI Data Centre Demand Back in Focus

IQE Shares Jump as Tower Semiconductor Deal Puts AI Data Centre Demand Back in Focus

London, June 15, 2026, 11:57 BST. IQE plc surged in London on Monday after the Cardiff-based semiconductor materials supplier announced a multi-year agreement to supply indium phosphide, or InP, epiwafers to Tower Semiconductor for optical connectivity products used in AI-driven data centres. InP is a compound semiconductor material used in high-speed photonics, while an epiwafer is a wafer with engineered semiconductor layers grown on it for chip manufacturing. IQE shares jumped 17% to 53.90p in Monday morning trading, according to Alliance News, and Hargreaves Lansdown later showed the stock at 54.70p to sell and 55.00p to buy, up 8.55p, or 18.49%, with a previous close of 46.25p.
June 15, 2026