Taiwan automotive LED maker EOI readies Mexico ramp for humanoid robots and silicon photonics
Excellence Optoelectronics Inc. (EOI) expects double-digit growth in 2026 from a strong 2025 base, supported by robust automotive lighting module shipments to North American automakers, new Mexico capacity, and a planned expansion into AI humanoid robot supply chains.
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As the US tightens controls on advanced AI chip exports, smuggling schemes are surfacing across the AI server supply chain, driven by soaring Chinese demand for AI servers from buyers like Alibaba and Tencent willing to pay almost any price. Supermicro was investigated in the first half of 2026, with executives and employees allegedly bypassing US export controls to divert restricted AI servers and technology to China. Taiwan’s Albatron was also reported to be involved, and the case has since escalated: Keelung prosecutors detained Albatron Technology general manager Kevin Lu on Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling Supermicro AI servers to restricted markets.
China’s humanoid robot boom turns physical AI from prototype to production
China’s humanoid robot sector is moving faster than expected, with new unicorns, policy support and maturing supply chains pushing physical AI from lab validation toward early deployment.