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Yesterday SILEX Microsystems IPO'd and did a 113% first day - is this the next Sivers Semiconductors and how does it compare?

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May 8, 2026 · 07:38

The strongest bull case for Silex Microsystems is not that it is "another semiconductor company" - it is that it combines several of the exact ingredients that created the explosive rerating in Sivers Semiconductors, but arguably with stronger industrial fundamentals and higher barriers to entry.

The reason many investors may start viewing Silex Microsystems as “the next Sivers Semiconductors” is because it combines:

* AI exposure
* semiconductor scarcity
* European strategic importance
* advanced manufacturing
* infrastructure positioning
* high barriers to entry
* strong growth trends
* limited listed peers
* strong narrative potential
* institutional ownership credibility from Bure and Creades

But the truly important distinction is this:

Sivers became a market phenomenon largely because investors suddenly realized photonics could become essential to AI datacenters.

Silex could potentially become even more strategically important if MEMS manufacturing becomes a critical enabling layer for the next wave of:

* robotics
* autonomous systems
* industrial AI
* edge intelligence
* smart sensing infrastructure.

That is the real long-term bull case.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT INVESTING ADVICE - DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH - THIS IS JUST MY POINT OF VIEW