Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) is one of the

10 Stocks With Easy 8-20% Gains. Applied Optoelectronics saw its share prices increase by 20.34 percent on Thursday to close at $103.91 apiece, after announcing an increased demand for its 800G data center transceivers. In an updated report, Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) said that its major hyperscale customer upsized to $124 million its order for 800G single-mode data center transceivers, more than doubling its existing backlog for the latter. “This increased order for our 800G transceivers reflects both the customer’s confidence in AOI and the growing demand for 800G optics,” Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) Chairman and CEO Dr. Thompson Lin said “Following product qualification, we expect to begin delivering both the initial order—totaling more than $53 million—and this additional order in the second quarter. We anticipate completing delivery of the initial order in the third quarter, with this new order by the end of this year. We also recently shipped the first 10,000 units of an 800G single-mode transceiver order to another hyperscale datacenter customer,” he noted.

Launched in September last year, the 800G optical transceivers are built for high-performance AI and cloud data center networks requiring superior port density and bandwidth efficiency. It is available in standard pluggable form factors and is essential for high-capacity spine switching and high-speed GPU cluster interconnects. While we acknowledge the potential of AAOI as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 33 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and 15 Stocks That Will Make You Rich in 10 Years. Disclosure: None. Follow Insider Monkey on Google News.