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Mitsubishi Motors Hits Record Sales in Vietnam Jan. 21, 2026. - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, through its subsidiary Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam Co., Ltd., has posted record sales in Vietnam for the second consecutive year in 2025. The company announced a retail sale of 44,107 vehicles in the calendar year 2025. This is a seven percent increase from the previous year, underscoring Mitsubishi Motors’ expanding foothold in the Vietnamese market.
Nuvoton Launches High-Power Ultraviolet Laser to Boost Semiconductor Production Jan. 21, 2026. - Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan (NTCJ) announced on January 20 the commencement of mass production for its high-power ultraviolet semiconductor laser. The laser boasts industry-leading optical output in a 9.0-mm diameter CAN package, or a TO-9. The product is unique in its achievement of high output power, short wavelength, and long lifetime, a trio of factors previously believed hard to attain […]
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NEC Launches Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure Solution for Distributed Computing Jan. 15, 2026. - NEC Corporation announced the launch of its novel product, the NEC Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure Solution, offering a new way to deploy distributed computing resources such as servers and graphics processing units (GPUs). The solution is currently available in Japan, with the unveiling happening on January 15, 2026. This innovative approach to operating distributed computing resources provides businesses with increased flexibility […]
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