On July 17, Tower Semiconductor fell 5.35% in pre-market trading to $225.59/share, with turnover of $896,700. The broad semiconductor sector experienced significant selling pressure, with peers declining sharply: AMD down 4.87%, TSMC down 4.83%, Intel down 4.76%, Micron down 4.32%, and NVIDIA down 3.24%.

The decline follows a cumulative surge of over 20% on July 14-15 after the company announced an approximately $3 billion investment to expand 300mm silicon photonics and silicon germanium capacity at its Japanese facilities, supported by roughly $1 billion in Japanese government subsidies. Concurrently, Tower raised its 2028 revenue target from $2.8 billion to $3.6 billion and net profit target from $750 million to $1.2 billion, representing increases of 29% and 60% respectively.

The current pullback reflects two consecutive days of sector-wide weakness compounded by profit-taking from investors who benefited from the rapid prior rally, creating sustained downward pressure on shares.

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