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THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS: ORIGIN NOW AVAILABLE TO PLAY EARLIER ON PLAYSTATION®5 AND STEAM

Mobile Version Set to Launch March 23 to Expand the Experience Across All Supported Platforms

SEOUL, South Korea, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, announced that its new anime open world RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is now available on PlayStation®5 and Steam, allowing players play earlier starting at 5PM (UTC) on March 16. Players can jump in now on both platforms


With the game now live on PlayStation®5 and Steam, long-awaiting players can immediately step into the role of Tristan and explore Britannia as they set out to restore order to a world thrown into chaos by the collision of time and space. The adventure can be enjoyed solo or cooperatively with up to five players, including the host player.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is set for its grand launch on March 23, when the game will expand to mobile platforms and become available across all supported devices. Until then, players can pre-register on Google Play, the App Store, and the official website. Pre-registered players will receive various rewards such as a guaranteed character “Tioreh,” draw tickets, a powerful weapon “Skyborne Gale Dual Swords,” and more.

A special social media event is now underway to celebrate The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin‘s release on PlayStation®5 and Steam. Fans can participate through the game’s official social channels and earn generous rewards, with full details available on platforms including Facebook and X.

Based on the hit Japanese manga and anime IP The Seven Deadly Sins, which has sold over 55 million copies globally, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin lets players explore Britannia in a vast open world. It features tag-based combat, combination skills, and customizable teams using diverse characters and weapons. Multiplayer elements include forming parties for exploration or teaming up to defeat bosses.

To stay updated, follow The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin on its official YouTube, X, Facebook, and Discord channels. 

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About Netmarble Corporation

Founded in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading global game developer and publisher. Through acclaimed franchises and strategic partnerships with top-tier IP holders, the company delivers innovative and engaging gaming experiences to audiences worldwide. As a parent company of Kabam, SpinX Games, Jam City, and a major shareholder of HYBE and NCSOFT, Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling:ARISE, Seven Knights Re:BIRTH, RAVEN2, MARVEL Future Fight, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.

Global Times: Fresh stories from the fields: Why does watermelon stay sweet all year round?

BEIJING, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — “We will diversify our food supply by advancing crop farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and fisheries in tandem.” “Initiatives will be advanced to invigorate the seed industry, and faster moves will be taken to identify and cultivate ground-breaking seed varieties and promote their use. We will promote the R&D and application of appropriate, advanced agricultural machinery and equipment, and see that agricultural technologies reach the fields and farmers.”

This year’s Government Work Report has laid out key arrangements for work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Across China’s farmlands, new technologies, new crop varieties and new production scenarios are emerging one after another.

Starting today, this page launches a new series, “Fresh Stories from the Fields,” focusing on new developments and trends in agriculture — from watermelon breeding to unmanned farms — highlighting the latest achievements and the vibrant vitality taking shape in the countryside.

At the Liguo Shunxin Supermarket in Jiaxiang County, East China’s Shandong Province, rows of round, plump watermelons stand out on the shelves. Around noon, customers stream in continuously, with some picking up whole watermelons while others ask store staff to cut them open and sell them by weight.

China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of watermelons, with annual output remaining stable at around 60 million tons. According to statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, this accounts for roughly 60 percent of global production.

Following the sweet story behind China’s seemingly effortless “watermelon freedom,” reporters explored how the fruit is supplied steadily throughout the year.

Strong demand, reliable quality

At the Liguo Shunxin Supermarket, “Mibao” watermelons grown in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province sell for more than 4.99 yuan ($0.72) per jin (500 grams). “Even though the price is higher than in summer, sales remain strong,” said supermarket manager Zhang Hongtao, pointing to a staff member restocking the display.

Over the past half month, the store has maintained daily watermelon sales of more than 160 jin with weekend sales exceeding 240 jin.

Zhang Hongtao has observed that during the off-season, customers usually buy smaller quantities at a time, but they purchase watermelons frequently and show strong willingness to buy them.

Ms Zhang, who was selecting a watermelon, is one such regular customer. “Watermelons are juicy and sweet without being overwhelming. Both the elderly and children in my family love them,” she said with a smile. “It was still cold recently, but sitting at home with the heater on and eating watermelon feels just as refreshing as having a cold drink in summer.”

The steady demand during the off-season is not only driven by consumers’ taste preferences and emotional appeal, but also by reliable product quality.

To ensure optimal flavor, the supermarket stores watermelons in refrigerated display cabinets, where they can remain in good condition for seven to ten days. “Some customers worry that the watermelons might not be ripe enough during this period, so we also offer a service where they can cut one open to check before purchasing,” Zhang Hongtao said.

At the Hushan Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market in Jiaxiang Street, Jiaxiang County, Shandong, 10 tons of watermelons freshly shipped from a production base in South China’s Hainan Province were being unloaded.

Li Jianguo, who has been in the watermelon wholesale business for more than a decade, explained that during spring and summer the market mainly sells locally grown varieties such as “Tianwang” and “Jingxin.” When temperatures drop, supply relies largely on southern production areas. These varieties typically have thicker rinds for transportation, accumulate sufficient sugar, and maintain stable flavor, Li said.

The strong off-season market is also reflected in price trends.

“Watermelon supply and prices show clear seasonal patterns,” said Zhao Junye, a researcher at the Agricultural Information Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

After October each year, watermelon supply begins to decline and prices gradually rise. In the first quarter, the national average wholesale price generally exceeds 3 yuan per jin. After April, supply increases significantly and prices fall rapidly. By the third quarter, when northern production regions harvest in large volumes, prices usually reach their lowest levels of the year, Zhao said.

Sufficient supply across seasons

Hainan island, with abundant heat and sunlight, is one of China’s major winter production bases for fruits and vegetables. At the Beishanyang planting base in Haitang district of Sanya, Hainan Province, the watermelon harvest has already been completed.

“With good varieties and good packaging, sales are also strong,” said Zhang Wei, head of the base and deputy general manager of Hainan State Farms Shenquan Group Co, noting that the base grows seedless Qilin watermelons with bright red flesh, crisp texture and rich sweetness, with their sugar content reaching 14 degrees, making them highly popular in the market.

To deliver this cross-season sweetness to consumers far away, careful work goes into packaging at the fields. Workers carefully select watermelons and pack them into specially designed corrugated cartons. Each box holds four watermelons weighing between 10 and 12 jin each, separated by thick cardboard partitions. According to Zhang Wei, watermelons shipped to other regions of China currently only require moderate insulation during transport and do not need cold-chain logistics.

Watermelons grown at the base are mainly supplied to supermarkets in Shandong, Beijing and northeastern China. The market price of about 4 yuan per jin is higher than the previous range of 2.8 to 3.5 yuan per jin in past years. Zhang Wei said the base expanded its planting area to 500 mu (33.33 hectares) last year, with yields of about 5,000 jin per mu. “The melons were already fully booked before they were harvested,” he said.

To accommodate watermelons’ preference for warmth and sunlight while protecting them from excessive rain, the base has built greenhouses that shield the crops from wind and rain while maintaining stable temperature and heat. Drip irrigation systems and monitoring equipment have also been introduced to create an optimal microclimate for watermelon growth.

So what is the secret behind year-round watermelon supply?

Xu Yong, a researcher at the Beijing Vegetable Research Center of the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, explained that China’s vast territory provides diverse geographical and climatic advantages.

Combined with the development of suitable varieties and the widespread application of technologies such as integrated water and fertilizer management, and green pest control, suitable environments for watermelon growth can be found in different regions across different seasons, according to Xu.

Currently, China’s watermelon production is concentrated in five major regions. The Yangtze River Basin and the Huang-Huai-Hai region account for more than 69 percent of total output, while South China, Northwest China and Northeast China play supporting roles.

In terms of year-round supply, South China provides winter production, the Yangtze River Basin and Huang-Huai-Hai region enable early spring harvests, the northwest region extends the harvest season later into the year, and open-field cultivation in the northeast and northwest regions ensures summer and autumn supply.

Molecular breeding yields diverse watermelons

In Yanjiacun village of Yaojia Town, Zhongmu County in Central China’s Henan Province, farmer Ma Xiuhong manages 2 mu of greenhouse land. In addition to conventional varieties, she reserves half a mu to grow “rainbow watermelons.” These days, she has been busy transplanting newly cultivated seedlings into the soil.

The “rainbow watermelon” she refers to is a new specialty variety developed in recent years by the Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute of the CAAS. When cut open, the melon reveals red and yellow dual-colored flesh arranged like a rainbow. It is also highly sweet, crisp in texture, and rich in beta-carotene.

“This variety was developed by crossing a high-sugar red-flesh watermelon with a crisp yellow-flesh watermelon and selecting superior offspring,” explained Zhao Shengjie, an associate researcher at the Zhengzhou institute.

To meet consumers’ increasingly personalized preferences, China’s watermelon breeding has continuously followed market trends. Xu said watermelon varieties in China are now highly diverse. In terms of maturity, they include early, mid-early and late-maturing types. In size, they range from large and medium to small watermelons. In flesh color, they include red, yellow, orange and multicolored varieties, Xu said.

“Jingmei 2K,” a variety bred by Xu’s team with an average weight of about 4 jin per fruit, has become China’s most widely planted small watermelon variety and better fits current consumer demand.

Behind this diversity lies the “China sweetness” brought by nation’s scientific breeding. China’s watermelon breeding technology ranks among the world’s leading group, with domestic varieties accounting for more than 98 percent of the market. High quality has become the standard in the domestic market.

As early as 2012, Xu’s team completed the world’s first watermelon genome map, opening the “black box” of watermelon genetics. The research identified multiple genes resistant to diseases such as fusarium wilt, anthracnose and powdery mildew, and also clarified the genetic functions related to fruit sugar content, size and shape.

“In recent years, we have adopted advanced molecular breeding methods,” Xu said. “By combining desirable genes through molecular markers, we have greatly improved breeding efficiency, precision and target orientation, shortening the breeding cycle from seven to ten years to just three to four years.”

Looking ahead, what direction will watermelon breeding take? Xu explained that production still faces challenges such as increasingly frequent extreme weather and the emergence of new plant diseases. At the same time, consumers are demanding higher standards in both flesh color and fruit quality.

As a result, further exploration of genes for disease resistance, environmental tolerance and superior quality is still needed. This will continue to improve watermelon resilience and quality while expanding the range of varieties. “In particular, high-quality medium and small watermelons with diverse flesh colors are likely to become a highlight of future watermelon varieties,” Xu said.

This was compiled from an article originally published on the tenth page of the People’s Daily on March 17,2026.

Zylox-Tonbridge Reports 2025 Annual Results with Revenue Exceeding RMB 1.06 Billion and Net Profit Up 143.7% Year-over-Year

HANGZHOU, China, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 2190, “Zylox-Tonbridge” or the “Company”) today announced its annual results for the year ended December 31, 2025.

In 2025, the Company delivered another year of strong growth and materially improved profitability. Revenue rose 35.1% year-over-year to RMB 1.06 billion, while net profit increased 143.7% year-over-year to RMB 244 million. Growth was driven by continued commercial momentum across core products, rapid growth in international business, and further improvement in operating efficiency.

The Company’s neurovascular intervention business generated revenue of RMB 676 million, up 28.0% year-over-year, while revenue from peripheral vascular intervention increased 50.3% year-over-year to RMB 379 million. Revenue from markets outside Mainland China reached RMB 48.65 million, up 115.5% year-over-year, reflecting continued progress in international market access and channel expansion.

Despite the continued impact of volume-based procurement in China, Zylox-Tonbridge maintained a gross margin of 72.1% in 2025 and reported non-IFRS adjusted net profit of RMB 273 million, reflecting improving operating leverage as the business scaled. As of the end of the reporting period, total available financial resources, including cash and cash equivalents, term deposits and financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss, amounted to RMB 2.60 billion.

Supported by its solid operating performance and strong liquidity position, the Company proposed a final dividend of RMB 0.22 per share (tax inclusive) for 2025, representing a payout ratio of approximately 30%. In 2025, the Company repurchased shares with an aggregate value of more than HK$130 million, and going forward, it intends to further increase the scale of share repurchases to enhance shareholder returns.

Zylox-Tonbridge continued to strengthen its long-term growth foundation through ongoing commercialization and innovation. Its sales network now covers more than 3,300 hospitals in China, and cumulative clinical use of its products has exceeded 1.1 million units. During the year, several differentiated products were commercialized, including the ZYLOX Mammoth™ Large-Bore Thrombectomy Catheter, FALCO™ Embolization Assist Stent, and Brivix™ Vascular Closure Device (Collagen). In addition, four products, including ZYLOX Otter™ Thrombectomy Catheter and ZYLOX Orca™ Balloon Expandable Covered Stent, were included in the NMPA’s Special Review Procedure for Innovative Medical Devices, further enriching the Company’s innovation pipeline.

As of the date of this announcement, the Company had built a pipeline of 79 products, including 61 approved by the NMPA for commercialization.

Global expansion continued to accelerate in 2025. Zylox-Tonbridge’s international commercial network now spans more than 80 countries and regions, including seven of the world’s top 10 medical device markets. The Company has commercialized 29 products in 40 countries and regions, while more than 50 products are undergoing registration in 34 countries and regions. International revenue has grown at a four-year CAGR of 84%, reinforcing the Company’s international business as an increasingly important long-term growth driver.

To further support its globalization strategy, the Company has announced the strategic investment in Germany-based Optimed Medizinische Instrumente GmbH in January 2026. The investment is expected to strengthen Zylox-Tonbridge’s presence in Europe, accelerate the international commercialization of innovative products, and enhance its global operations and delivery capabilities through synergies between its China and Germany.

Looking ahead, Zylox-Tonbridge will continue to execute on its dual priorities of innovation and globalization. The Company will continue to expand its pipeline of clinically differentiated products, accelerate international market access and commercialization, and strengthen its global operating platform to drive sustainable, profitable growth over the long term.

About Zylox-Tonbridge

Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zylox-Tonbridge”, HKEX: 2190) is a medical technology company dedicated to the innovative research and development, manufacturing and commercialization of medical devices in the field of vascular intervention. Founded in 2012, the Company is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

As an integrated medical device company supported by in-house R&D and manufacturing capabilities, proprietary technology platforms and strong commercialization capabilities, Zylox-Tonbridge adheres to the brand philosophy of “Innovation for Quality Life”. The Company is committed to providing patients with high-quality, accessible medical devices and services, enabling more people to benefit from the improved quality of life.

For more information, please visit our official website at https://www.zyloxtb.com/.

Supermicro Among First to Unveil NVIDIA BlueField-4 STX Storage Server to Improve AI Inference Performance

  • Supermicro illustrates leadership with one of the first Context Memory (CMX) storage servers, built on the NVIDIA STX reference architecture for AI storage.
  • The BlueField-4 STX storage server combines NVIDIA Vera CPU and NVIDIA ConnectX-9 SuperNIC.
  • Supermicro’s storage server builds upon last year’s introduction of the Petascale JBOF all-flash array powered by NVIDIA BlueField-3.

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, today unveiled one of the industry’s first context memory (CMX) storage server as part of NVIDIA STX reference architecture announced at NVIDIA GTC 2026. STX is a new modular reference architecture from NVIDIA which is designed to accelerate the full lifecycle of AI.

Industry's First CMX Storage Server Integrated with NVIDIA's STX Rack-Scale Storage Architecture
Industry’s First CMX Storage Server Integrated with NVIDIA’s STX Rack-Scale Storage Architecture

“Supermicro continues to be first to market with new rack scale architectures designed to exceed the needs of a rapidly evolving AI Factory customer base,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. “Building upon last year’s introduction of the Petascale JBOF (Just a Bunch of Flash), where we proved the feasibility of a JBOF powered by NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, we have developed the CMX storage server. Our prototype of the latest storage architecture demonstrates the level of our collaboration with NVIDIA, and our commitment to be first-to-market with game changing technologies.”

For more information about the new Supermicro storage server built on the NVIDIA STX reference architecture please visit: www.supermicro.com/en/solutions/ai-storage

Leveraging the STX architecture, the CMX server is designed to address the challenge of long-lived AI queries and multi-stage chain-of-thought agentic workloads, which require the prior and intermediate tokens associated with the user’s query to be accessed. This solution both accelerates the results and reduces the power which would otherwise be required to recompute the results when the local storage required for the tokens is exceeded. This storage of tokens, called Key Value (KV) cache, is managed by NVIDIA Dynamo, NVIDIA’s inference orchestration layer.

As the STX solution comes to market, Supermicro will be working with these software partners and others on porting and validation. Additionally, Supermicro long-standing relationships with leading SSD providers such as Micron, Samsung, Phison, and others will enable testing for the specific STX architecture requirements.

At GTC 2026, Supermicro also announced seven AI Data Platform solutions based on the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU with NVIDIA and storage partners such as Cloudian, DDN, Everpure (formerly Pure Storage), IBM, Nutanix, VAST Data, and WEKA. The AI Data Platform enables enterprises to process their data for AI workloads. The CMX server is being shown in Supermicro booth #1113, and at the NVIDIA exhibit, at the NVIDIA GTC 2026 March 16-19.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a Total IT Solutions provider with server, AI, storage, IoT, switch systems, software, and support services. Supermicro’s motherboard, power, and chassis design expertise further enables our development and production, enabling next-generation innovation from cloud to edge for our global customers. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Asia, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

GTC 2026: MSI Drives End-to-End AI Implementation by Bridging Cloud Computing and Autonomous Edge Inspection

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MSI, a global leader in high-performance server solutions and Edge AI, unveils its comprehensive AI ecosystem at NVIDIA GTC 2026. In addition to launching the servers based on NVIDIA MGX architecture and powered by the NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, MSI introduces the XpertStation WS300, built on NVIDIA DGX Station architecture. MSI also showcases the OmniGuard smart patrol vehicle, integrated with NVIDIA Alpamayo-R1 Vision-Language-Action (VLA) inference model, demonstrating a complete workflow from AI infrastructure and Digital Twin validation to real-world deployment.

MSI Drives End-to-End AI Implementation by Bridging Cloud Computing and Autonomous Edge Inspection
MSI Drives End-to-End AI Implementation by Bridging Cloud Computing and Autonomous Edge Inspection

High-Performance Foundations: MSI servers based on NVIDIA MGX

Based on the modular design of NVIDIA MGX architecture, MSI has engineered a robust portfolio of 4U and 6U liquid-cooled servers supporting NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. These platforms are optimized to accelerate a wide range of AI workloads, from data center deployments to edge applications. This flexible architecture empowers enterprises to tailor CPU, memory, and networking configurations to meet specific performance, scalability, and workload demands.

  • CG480-S5063: A flagship 4U server based on NVIDIA MGX, featuring dual Intel® Xeon® 6 processors, eight dual-width PCIe GPU slots, and 32 DDR5 DIMM slots for exceptional memory scalability. It supports up to 20 PCIe Gen5 E1.S NVMe drives for ultra-high data throughput.
  • CG481-S6053: Powered by dual AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series processors to maximize core density and I/O bandwidth. It integrates eight PCIe 5.0 GPU slots, 24 DDR5 DIMM slots and eight 400G Ethernet ports via NVIDIA ConnectX-8 SuperNICs, designed for compute-intensive AI clusters and HPC simulations.
  • CG681-S6093: The 6U liquid-cooled AI platform, designed with a dual-socket architecture and equipped with eight dual-width PCIe GPUs, integrates eight 400G Ethernet ports via NVIDIA ConnectX-8 SuperNICs to deliver exceptional performance and efficiency for high-density AI data center deployments.

Advanced Thermal Engineering and Future-Ready AI Innovation

MSI’s platforms based on NVIDIA MGX integrate liquid cooling and optimized air-cooling designs to sustain Peak Performance under the most rigorous AI workloads. Leveraging exceptional GPU throughput and high-speed connectivity, MSI is demonstrating AI-powered intelligent video search and automated summarization. These capabilities optimize multi-camera analytics for smart cities and industrial inspection, empowering enterprises to rapidly extract actionable intelligence from massive datasets to enhance decision-making efficiency.

To reinforce its commitment to next-generation AI computing, MSI is also showcasing NVIDIA Vera CPU option, highlighting its ongoing innovation in data-driven, AI-powered infrastructure solutions.

MSI XpertStation WS300: Data Center-Class AI Power at the Desk

For researchers requiring massive compute power in a deskside form factor, MSI announced the XpertStation WS300, available starting March 16.

  • Core Architecture: Built on NVIDIA DGX Station architecture, the WS300 is powered by NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip and features 748GB of coherent memory.
  • Connectivity and Power: Equipped with dual 400GbE ports via NVIDIA ConnectX-8 and a 1600W ATX power supply, the system delivers unprecedented AI acceleration directly at the desktop with a plug-and-play supercomputing feature.

“The growth of Generative AI and LLMs has driven extreme demand for underlying infrastructure,” said Danny Hsu, General Manager of Enterprise Platform Solutions at MSI. “Through our platforms based on NVIDIA MGX and XpertStation WS300, MSI is extending data center-level momentum to the developer’s desk, accelerating innovation across the data center, the edge, and the desktop.”

Real-World Impact: Reducing Deployment Risk with Digital Twins & EdgeXpert

MSI utilizes NVIDIA Omniverse libraries and NVIDIA Isaac Sim open simulation framework to create high-precision virtual environments to eliminate uncertainties in physical deployments. Through Sim2Real (Simulation to Reality) technology, OmniGuard patrol vehicle underwent rigorous virtual testing of patrol routes and pedestrian interactions to ensure functional validation before real-world implementation.

  • Core Intelligence: NVIDIA Alpamayo-R1 Autonomous Decision System

OmniGuard deeply integrates the Alpamayo, granting the vehicle “thought-and-action” perception to master complex Long-tail scenarios. Testing confirms a 12% increase in navigation planning accuracy and a 35% reduction in off-road rates.

  • Scalable Edge AI Implementation:

Models are deployed and monitored via the MSI EdgeXpert platform. The vehicle powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform for real-time edge processing, ensuring reliable performance in dynamic environments. This architecture can be rapidly extended to smart factories, logistics parks, and public infrastructure.

David Wu, General Manager of Customized Product Solutions at MSI, commented: “The value of AI lies in solving real-world pain points. Powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing, Digital Twins, and Alpamayo inference technology, MSI has established a seamless workflow from virtual validation to physical deployment. This not only shortens development cycles but also demonstrates MSI’s strength in driving the comprehensive implementation of Edge AI applications.”

New York Utilities Turn to Home Batteries to Support Peak Power Demand

FranklinWH systems qualify for $3,000 incentive and annual payments through National Grid and Orange & Rockland programs

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Homeowners in New York who install an energy management and battery storage system from FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc. can receive thousands of dollars in incentives and earn additional payments for helping utilities manage electricity demand.

Homeowners who participate can receive about $3,000 in upfront incentives and earn roughly $200 per year by allowing utilities to draw small amounts of electricity from their batteries during periods of high demand, creating a new way for households to lower the cost of home energy. The incentives are available through virtual power plant (VPP) programs offered by National Grid’s ConnectedSolutions and Orange & Rockland Utilities’ Smart Savers Battery Program. The programs run from May through September, when summer electricity demand peaks.

FranklinWH Systems are also eligible for the residential battery incentive offered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The incentive provides up to $200 per kilowatt-hour installed, or about $3,000 for a typical FranklinWH System with a 15-kilowatt-hour battery.

FranklinWH Systems connect to the programs through a partnership with EnergyHub, whose software platform allows utilities to coordinate large numbers of distributed energy resources such as home batteries.

“Programs like these show how home batteries can support the grid while creating new value for homeowners,” said Gary Lam, co-founder and chief executive officer of FranklinWH. “By connecting thousands of home batteries through virtual power plant programs, utilities can reduce pressure on the grid during peak demand and give homeowners a way to earn additional value from their energy systems.”

VPP programs allow utilities to connect thousands of distributed energy devices, including home batteries, and use them to respond quickly when electricity demand rises. In New York, National Grid provides electric service to about 1.7 million customers, while Orange & Rockland Utilities serves roughly 300,000 customers across southeastern New York and northern New Jersey. Together, the utilities serve about two million electricity customers who could eventually participate in programs such as ConnectedSolutions and Smart Savers.

FranklinWH’s continued involvement in leading VPP programs reinforces the company’s commitment to empowering homeowners, enhancing grid stability, and expanding access to meaningful energy incentives across the United States.

For more information about FranklinWH’s energy storage solutions, visit www.franklinwh.com.

About FranklinWH
FranklinWH Energy Storage is the manufacturer of the FranklinWH System, a next-generation home energy management and storage solution. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, FranklinWH’s team brings decades of experience across energy system design, manufacturing, sales, and installation. The company is AVL-listed with multiple financial institutions and continues to empower homeowners to achieve true energy freedom. Learn more at franklinwh.com.

CONTACT: media@franklinwh.com

FICG to Showcase Optical Technologies at OFC 2026, Expanding Global Presence

Exhibiting at OFC 2026 (Booth #2463) to present high-speed optical communication technologies, connect with global industry partners, and target the AI data center interconnect market

LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) 2026, one of the most influential events in the global optical communications industry, will take place March 17–19 in Los Angeles. As a premier platform for industry exchange, OFC brings together leading telecom operators, cloud service providers (CSPs), optical technology vendors, research institutions, and industry experts to explore advancements in high-speed optical communications, data center interconnect, and next-generation network architectures.

FICG To Show Optical Technologies at OFC 2026
FICG To Show Optical Technologies at OFC 2026

Driven by the rapid growth of AI computing and cloud services, demand for high-speed transmission and high-bandwidth connectivity in data centers continues to accelerate. Data center network architectures are evolving from 400G and 800G toward the 1.6T era, with high-speed optical modules becoming critical components supporting next-generation computing infrastructure. Industry roadmaps also indicate that 3.2T technologies are entering validation stages, marking the next phase of optical innovation. At OFC 2026, industry discussions will highlight emerging technologies such as Silicon Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), and Optical Circuit Switching (OCS).

FICG’s 1.6T optical modules have entered mass production and are gradually achieving stable shipments, targeting large-scale data center deployments and the rapidly expanding CSP data center interconnect market. As AI clusters scale and infrastructure deployment accelerates, reliable manufacturing capacity and consistent product quality have become essential for supporting high-speed data center interconnect systems.

In high-frequency and high-speed signal environments, manufacturing precision is critical to ensuring module stability and signal integrity. FICG has achieved a First Pass Yield (FPY) exceeding 99.997% in the placement of 01005 and 0201 ultra-miniature passive components, demonstrating strong capabilities in precision assembly and advanced process control. Through continuous process optimization, strict material management, and rigorous quality control systems, the company ensures stable performance in high-bandwidth environments, supporting demanding data center interconnect and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.

Looking ahead, FICG is advancing the development of 3.2T optical communication products, which have entered the validation stage, while strengthening system integration and testing capabilities. As AI data centers require higher bandwidth density and improved energy efficiency, technologies such as Silicon Photonics and Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) are becoming increasingly important.

Leveraging its mature mass production capacity, stable quality management, and long-term technology investments, FICG will continue expanding its optical integration and manufacturing capabilities to support the growing global demand for high-speed data center interconnect solutions and accelerate the deployment of next-generation optical communication technologies.

LITEON Showcases Next-Generation 800 VDC and NVIDIA Vera Rubin Platform Solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026

Empowering Enterprises to Deploy Megawatt-Scale AI Data Centers based on NVIDIA MGX

News Summary

LITEON Technology will showcase next-gen AI data center solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026, including solutions for the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform and 800 VDC power rack architecture, 110 kW Power Shelf, liquid cooling systems and racks based on NVIDIA MGX, and 2.1 MW in-row CDU. LITEON’s 800 VDC solution integrates high-efficiency power modules, DC power distribution, and system-level energy management to meet the dynamic load demands of AI servers, while enhancing liquid-cooling and thermal management flexibility and improving overall operational efficiency. LITEON will continue to expand its collaboration with NVIDIA to advance high voltage DC power architecture, power conversion, mechanical design, and liquid cooling integration to meet the growing demands for energy efficiency, power density, and resilience in the AI era.

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LITEON Technology (2301.tw) participates in NVIDIA GTC 2026 from March 16 to 19, unveiling a comprehensive portfolio of next-generation AI data center solutions. The showcase features solutions designed for NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform, including high-efficiency power systems based on next-generation architectures, advanced rack systems, and liquid cooling technologies. Key highlights include the 800 VDC Power Rack, 110 kW Power Shelf, liquid-cooling systems and racks based on NVIDIA MGX, 2.1 MW in-row CDU, and power bricks. These offerings are designed to accelerate customers’ deployment of megawatt-scale AI data centers and address the increasing demands on compute performance and energy management in the AI era.

LITEON Showcases Next-Generation 800 VDC and NVIDIA Vera Rubin Platform Solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026 Empowering Enterprises to Deploy Megawatt-Scale AI Data Centers based on NVIDIA MGX
LITEON Showcases Next-Generation 800 VDC and NVIDIA Vera Rubin Platform Solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026 Empowering Enterprises to Deploy Megawatt-Scale AI Data Centers based on NVIDIA MGX

As AI workloads drive rapid increases in rack power density, data-center power architectures are undergoing structural transformation. Traditional power-shelf architectures face efficiency and current-handling limitations when supporting megawatt-scale AI clusters. In an 800 VDC environment, power architectures are gradually shifting toward a power rack configuration. By increasing system voltage and reducing current load, this approach fundamentally improves power distribution efficiency and overcomes limitations in power density. This evolution represents not only a power-system upgrade, but also a re-architecture of data-center infrastructure.

LITEON’s 800 VDC solution integrates high-efficiency power modules, DC distribution designs, and system-level energy-management capabilities. It supports the stringent dynamic-load requirements of AI servers and accelerated computing platforms while enabling greater flexibility for liquid-cooling and thermal-management systems. The high-voltage architecture simplifies the power hierarchy inside data centers and enhances deployment speed and long-term operational efficiency.

“AI data centers are entering a critical phase where power and thermal systems must be re‑architected together,” said John Chang, General Manager of LITEON Cloud Infrastructure Platform and Solution SBG. “Power systems are no longer merely supporting functions; they are becoming one of the core elements of data‑center. Through high‑voltage DC designs, we help customers achieve optimal balance among power density, energy efficiency, and infrastructure costs.”

As AI computing platforms rapidly expand, LITEON will continue deepening collaboration with ecosystem partners and advancing power-optimization technologies for high-performance GPUs and AI‑accelerated systems. Through close collaboration with NVIDIA in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure, LITEON is accelerating its development of next-generation integrated data-center solutions, covering 800 VDC, high-efficiency power conversion, mechanical design, and liquid-cooling integration. These efforts address the structural requirements for high energy efficiency, high power density, and operational resilience in the AI era.

For more information, please visit: https://www.liteon.com/zh-tw/solutions/green-data-center.

LITEON Technology at 2026 GTC:
Date: March 16–19, 2026
Venue: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, USA
Booth: 635