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Applied Optoelectronics Sugar Land headquarters campus
Sugar Land, TX. Packaging and test.
Applied Optoelectronics, headquartered in Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land 210,000 sq ft manufacturing facility
Announced as of Apr 30, 2026
AOI plans a 210,000 sq ft manufacturing building next to its Sugar Land, TX headquarters to expand US production of data center optical transceivers.
- Investment
- $279M
- Jobs
- 500
- Announced
- Apr 29, 2026
- Target
- not stated
- Type
- Packaging and test
- Process or product
- AI data center optical transceivers
- Wafer size
- not stated
- CHIPS Act funding
- none on record
Timeline
- Funding
AOI announced a $20,852,518 Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant for a 210,000 sq ft facility and over 500 new jobs.
Applied Optoelectronics
Sources (3)
- Announced TSIF Public Listing Office of the Texas Governor, May 4, 2026
- AOI awarded $20.9m Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant Semiconductor Today, Apr 30, 2026
- AOI Awarded $20.9M Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant to Advance Manufacturing in Sugar Land Applied Optoelectronics, Apr 29, 2026
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