3M announces collaboration with GSEO to advance Expanded Beam Optical manufacturing and development
The collaboration aims to scale Expanded Beam Optical technology with stronger manufacturing, development and customer support across 3M’s optical business.
- On Monday, October 19, 2026, 3M announced a strategic collaboration with Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd. to advance Expanded Beam Optical solutions, including a planned 4.7% equity investment.
- Leveraging GSEO's precision optics manufacturing expertise, the partnership aims to support manufacturing readiness for EBO ferrules and co-packaged optics solutions to meet growing performance demands from hyperscale data centers.
- "3M is investing in capabilities and partnerships that can accelerate innovation for our customers," said William Brown, 3M Chairman and CEO. GSEO CEO Micro Kuo expressed the company's commitment to advancing optical interconnect solutions.
- 3M expects the strategic investment to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, positioning the collaboration within its broader EBO ecosystem strategy.
- Together, the companies aim to support long-term capacity expansion for advanced connectivity, integrating 3M's materials science and EBO technology leadership with GSEO's production scale to meet evolving data center demands.
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Genius Electronic Optical partners with 3M on EBO development
Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO), a leading manufacturer of optical lenses and precision optical components, has entered into a strategic partnership with 3M to develop, manufacture and expand production capacity for 3M's Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) solutions. As part of the deal, 3M will invest NT$4.8 billion (US$147.1 million) through a private placement and is expected to complete the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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3M announces collaboration with GSEO to advance Expanded Beam Optical manufacturing and development
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) today announced a collaboration with Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd. (GSEO, Taiwan: 3406), an optical technology company, to advance technology development and manufacturing for 3M's Expanded Beam Optical (EBO)…
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