Mitsubishi Electric Fights to Keep Up With AI Data Center Demand
- Planned production capacity hikes inadequate: executive
- MELCO makes optical components needed for high-speed computing
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is struggling to meet sustained global demand for optical components used in data centers powering artificial intelligence.
The Tokyo-based maker of factory automation is a key supplier of optic fiber communication devices that link servers to one another. AI’s appetite for high-speed and high-volume calculations is propelling sales of Mitsubishi Electric’s devices, which boast low power consumption and heat emission, according to Masayoshi Takemi, an executive officer in charge of the company’s semiconductor and devices business.