5 Stocks Delivering Eye-Popping Gains

In this article, we deep dive into the 5 stocks that delivered outsized gains on Thursday. For a deeper discussion and an extended list, please see 10 Stocks Delivering Eye-Popping Gains.

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5. Lightwave Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG)

Lightwave rallied for a second day on Thursday, climbing 16.67 percent to finish at $13.72 apiece, as investors increased their exposure in high-growth stocks, with sentiment remaining fueled by the booming AI.

The stock also mirrored the rally on Wall Street’s indices, with the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 clocking more than 1 percent gains. The Nasdaq, on the other hand, increased by 0.89 percent.

In recent news, Lightwave Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) announced that its high-speed modulator platform was made available as part of the GDSFactory process design kit, which GlobalFoundries uses for its silicon photonics manufacturing platform.

Lightwave Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) said that it partnered with GDSFactory for the integration of its polymer-based modulator technology into the GDSFactory PDK, enabling customers to incorporate high-speed electro-optic polymer modulators directly into their photonic integrated circuit designs for tape-out on GF’s silicon photonics platform.

The expanded PDK and integrated design flow support simulation, verification, and fabrication handoff within the GDSFactory environment, providing a manufacturable pathway from design to foundry execution.

“Making our high-speed modulator platform available within the GDSFactory PDK represents a significant step toward commercial deployment,” Lightwave Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) President and CEO Yves LeMaitre said.

“With the support from GDSFactory, we are enabling customers to move confidently from architecture to tape-out while leveraging GlobalFoundries’ leading silicon photonics platform,” he added.