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<ul><li>2025 has proven a standout year for optical transceiver suppliers with high AIexposures, with key suppliers posting stellar revenue growth and material margin expansion.</li><li>We expect this outperformance to persist through 2026 and beyond, underpinned by an unabated AI infrastructure investment cycle and a sustained mix shift to higher-value solutions.</li><li>We reiterate the sector as one of our top picks. Reiterate our BUY rating on Innolight (300308 CH, BUY, TP: RMB591.00), the 2024 global optical transceiver market leader, positioned to benefit from surging overseas AI capex and 1.6T demand.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

2025 has proven a standout year for optical transceiver suppliers with high AIexposures, with key suppliers posting stellar revenue growth and material margin expansion.We expect this outperformance to persist through 2026 and beyond, underpinned by an unabated AI infrastructure investment cycle and a sustained mix shift to higher-value solutions.We reiterate the sector as one of our top picks. Reiterate our BUY rating on Innolight (300308 CH, BUY, TP: RMB591.00), the 2024 global optical transceiver market leader, positioned to benefit from surging overseas AI capex and 1.6T demand.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Semiconductors - Optical transceivers – sustained AI-driven outperformance ahead