Company: AAOI
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: 424B7
Source: 0001104659-25-039431
Chunk: 20

Company: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: 424B7
Chunk 20
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31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2024, August 6, 2024, and November 7, 2024, respectively, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, as updated or superseded by the risks and uncertainties described under similar headings in the other documents that are filed after the date hereof and incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement related to a particular offering. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. Past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, business prospects, financial condition or results of operations could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section below entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

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#### The Company
As used in this prospectus, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Company” refer to Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. We are a leading, vertically integrated provider of fiber-optic networking products. We target four networking end-markets: internet data centers, cable television (“CATV”), telecommunications (“telecom”), and fiber-to-the home (“FTTH”). We design and manufacture a range of optical communications products at varying levels of integration, from components, subassemblies and modules to complete turn-key equipment.

In designing products for our customers, we typically begin with the fundamental building blocks of lasers and laser components. From these foundational products, we design and manufacture a wide range of products to meet our customers’ needs and specifications, and such products differ from each other by their end market, intended use and level of integration. We are primarily focused on the higher-performance segments within the internet data center, CATV, telecom and FTTH markets which increasingly demand faster connectivity and innovation.

The four end markets we target are all driven by significant bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network-connected devices, video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. Within the internet data center market, we benefit from the increasing use of higher-capacity optical networking technology as a replacement for