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Wednesday 15 April 2020
Chip resistors see tightest supply with BB ratio hitting 1.8
Chip resistors are seeing the tightest supply among passive components with book-to-bill ratios at suppliers rising to 1.8, higher than 1.5 for MLCCs, and major makers Yageo, Walsin...
Friday 10 April 2020
Yageo to double investment in Taiwan
MLCC and chip resistor supplier Yageo has received a green light from Taiwan's government to nearly double the investment amount for a previously approved expansion project aiming...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Taiwan passive component makers see big gains in March revenues
Many Taiwan-based passive component makers have posted significant sequential increases in March consolidated revenues, bolstered by strong shipments of MLCCs, resistors, inductors...
Tuesday 7 April 2020
Taiwan MLCC, resistor makers see mostly orders with short lead time
Taiwan-based passive component makers have landed mostly short lead time orders recently from clients seeking to replenish their inventory, with order visibility clear just one month...
Friday 6 March 2020
Yageo boosting non-China production to fulfill rush orders
Passive components maker Yageo is gearing up to boost capacity utilization at its plants outside China to mitigate the coronavirus impact on its overall output of MLCCs and resistor...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Yageo sees MLCC, chip resistor inventory hit 10-year low
Passive components maker Yageo has seen its inventory for MLCCs and chip resistors hit the lowest levels in nearly 10 years and will properly raise prices to reflect increased costs,...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
MLCC, chip resistor prices set to rise through 2020
Prices for MLCCs and chip resistors are expected to rise through the fourth quarter of 2020 as supply will increasingly fall short of demand for 5G applications while fallouts of...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
MLCC, resistor lead time significantly extended on tight supply
The supply of MLCC and resistor chips is getting increasingly tight with delivery lead time stretching significantly, which may soon push up quotes as major makers including Yageo...
Friday 31 January 2020
Passive components supply tightening as outbreak disrupts recruitment plans
The coronavirus outbreak is disrupting Taiwan-based passive components makers' massive post-Lunar New Year recruitment plans, which may compound labor shortages, tightening global...
Friday 20 December 2019
MLCC market poised for recovery in 2020
Taiwan- and China-based MLCC suppliers have stepped up their pace of equipment orders for additional production capacities recently, an indicator suggesting the market for MLCCs may...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Taiwan manufacturing industry sees production decline 7% in 3Q19
Production of Taiwan's manufacturing industry totaled NT$3.37 trillion in the third quarter of 2019, down 7.01% on year, making the third consecutive quarter of on-year declines due...
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Synergy from acquiring Kemet: Q&A with Yageo chairman Pierre Chen
Taiwan-based Yageo announced recently plans to acquire fellow US-based passive component company Kemet in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.8 billion. The acquisition is expected...
Thursday 24 October 2019
MLCC demand booming for 5G networking, industrial applications
MLCC firms have struck new long-term contracts for the supply of high temperature-resistant and medium- to high-capacitance MLCCs for 5G base station equipment and industrial applications,...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
MLCC makers may return to growth track in 2020 on 5G demand
Driven by growing demand for 5G applications, Taiwan MLCC suppliers are managing to gradually lower their inventory levels and will possibly return to a growth track in 2020, according...
Monday 30 September 2019
Passive components market to see 5G-driven rebound in 2020
The market for passive components is likely to bottom out in the fourth quarter of 2019 and gradually rebound on 5G commercialization in 2020, according to industry sources.