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Monday 25 December 2023
Murata to enhance low-priced smartphone component sales
Norio Nakajima, president of Japanese electronics maker Murata, stated that in response to the slowing growth of the smartphone market, the company will strengthen its component supply...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Semco's MLCC sees the light with AI smartphones and automotive applications
The economic downturn has caused the demand for multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) to enter a downturn that it's unlikely to recover from before the end of 2023. It's reported...
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Taiwanese research team develops base metal chip resistors, sharply reducing material costs
An academic research team from Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) is making significant strides towards commercializing base metal chip resistors, a development that could...
Friday 27 October 2023
Yageo generates more revenue from automotive
Self-driving cars are the industry's future trend, and Yageo has seen sales from the automotive sector increase as a percentage of company revenue to over 25%, according to the passive...
Friday 13 October 2023
Japan plans to include electronic components like MLCC as economic security subsidy items
The Japanese government, in consideration of economic security, has designated 11 specific key materials that will be subsidized by the government for equipment investments and R&D...
Tuesday 26 September 2023
Murata completes factory in Thailand to meet smartphone and EV demands
Murata Manufacturing Co, a key player in Apple's supply chain, has completed the construction of its new factory in Thailand. The factory is scheduled to commence operations in November...
Friday 22 September 2023
MLCC firms to see growth restored in 1H24
Despite anticipation that the launch of Apple's new iPhones may stimulate handset demand, Taiwan-based MLCC suppliers may not see their sales growth resume until the first half of...
Wednesday 23 August 2023
MLCC firm Holy Stone to equip new plant in 4Q23
Niche-market MLCC specialist Holy Stone Enterprise will start equipping its new plant in Longtan, northern Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 2023, with volume production scheduled to...
Monday 21 August 2023
PDC expects automotive components to drive large-sized MLCC, R-Chip growth
Prosperity Dielectrics Co. (PDC) held an earnings call on August 18. The company said the application of large-sized multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) and chip resistors (R-Chip)...
Tuesday 8 August 2023
Passive component inventory adjustment continues; suppliers rush to break into AI server supply chain
With the overall economy yet to improve and customer inventory adjustments continuing, passive component suppliers have called 2023 a year where "the slack season is slacking, but...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Murata sees slow improvement in North America smartphone market despite low MLCC demand
Japanese electronic components manufacturer Murata reported that in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023 (April 2023 to June 2023), the demand for one of its main products, Multilayer...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
BB ratio for MLCCs rises
The book-to-bill ratio for multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) has risen to 0.91 on average from 0.84 in April, as orders from ODM customers have resumed, according to sources at...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Walsin is more optimistic for 2023, counting on automotive sales
Passive component supplier Walsin Technology has said it is more optimistic about its business prospects for 2023 than it was a year earlier, with automotive revenue to account for...
Monday 5 June 2023
Samsung's Semco successfully develops automotive MLCC with largest battery capacity
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is strengthening its high-temperature and high-voltage automotive product portfolio based on the ultra-small size and ultra-large capacity technical...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Passive component demand picking up
Passive component shipments have gained momentum, according to sources at upstream materials suppliers.