# AOI to expand Sugar Land facility with $20.9M Texas grant

Applied Optoelectronics Inc. was awarded a $20.85 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant to support its expansion in Sugar Land, Texas. The company will occupy an additional 210,000-square-foot facility to produce AI-focused data center transceivers, creating over 500 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-04-29
- Where: Sugar Land, Texas, United States
- Value: $20.9M
- Jobs: 500
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 210,000 square feet
- Products: AI-focused data center transceivers, optical transceivers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Applied Optoelectronics](https://endata.com/companies/15398.md)

## Sources

- [newsroom.ao-inc.com](https://newsroom.ao-inc.com/news-releases/aoi-awarded-20-9m-texas-semiconductor-innovation-fund-grant-to-advance-manufacturing-in-sugar-land/), 2026-04-29: "AOI’s 2026 expansion plans are underway to occupy an additional 210,000-square-foot manufacturing facility adjacent to its current headquarters in Sugar Land."
- [dallasexpress.com](https://dallasexpress.com/state/texas-pumps-20-8-million-into-sugar-land-semiconductor-expansion/), 2026-04-29: "This investment by AOI to expand their operations in Sugar Land will create hundreds of high-skilled jobs and advance our state’s leadership in innovation and semiconductor manufacturing."

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