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Molex

Global manufacturer of electronic components and interconnect solutions

molex.com

Headquarters: Lisle, United States
Founded year: 1938
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 10,000–16,000
Industry: Electronic Equipment & Parts

Last updated September 20

Latest news about Molex

In short: Molex completed major acquisitions, a $6.29B Prysmian cable deal, and launched VersaBeam Mini for AI data centers.

Company announcements

September 17 Molex

Molex Opens Expanded Vietnam Manufacturing Plant

The 250,000-square-meter facility supports high-speed data centers and adds jobs. Energy-efficient design features solar power.

September 10 Molex

Molex marks Prysmian expansion milestone

The $1 billion investment doubles U.S. fiber optic capacity and supports a long-term supply agreement for advanced optical connectivity solutions.

July 20 Molex

Molex announces long-term supply agreement with Prysmian

The agreement accelerates capacity scaling in U.S. to support AI-driven data center growth, creating over 1,000 jobs.

June 2 Molex

Molex unveils multi-channel liquid cooled busbar at Computex 2026

It embeds seven coolant paths into the power-distribution layer to boost cooling efficiency by up to 20% over single-channel designs.

Media coverage

September 20 Mainichi Shimbun

Molex Announces VersaBeam Mini, an Evolution of Its I-Safe Ultra-High-Density Optical Interconnect for Next-Generation AI Data Centers (PR TIMES)

- Achieves 3x higher density compared to conventional products with a ultra-small form factor, supporting up to 3,456 fibers per 1RU panel for AI scale-up and scale-out architectures - Utilizes Zero-Touch Expanded Beam Optics (EBO) technology to reduce the impact scope in case of failure to 1/9th...

September 15 Yahoo Finance

Inside a Charlotte-area manufacturer’s $1B expansion to feed AI data center boom

This plant, which is adding 385 jobs, can make enough optical fiber to wrap around the Earth 1.5...

August 16 Finsmes

CAEPlus Receives Investment From Molex

CAEPlus, an active liquid cooling technology company focused on helping data centers manage heat loads driven by AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) workloads, received an...

July 20 Bloomberg

Prysmian Signs $6.3 Billion Molex Deal for Data-Center Gear

Prysmian SpA signed a deal worth as much €5.5 billion ($6.3 billion) with Koch Inc.'s Molex to supply optical cables to data centers, tapping into...

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