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Friday 27 April 2018
MLCC shortatges disrupting downstream production and shipments
Channel distributors of MLCCs are increasingly plagued by the growing supply shortfall of the passive component, as they can hardly find new supply sources to meet customer demand,...
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Yageo March revenues surge 80%
Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues for March 2018 surged 32.8% sequentially and 80.1% from a year earlier to a record high of NT$4.27 billion (US$146.2...
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Chip resistor makers hike quotes by 100% amid supply shortfall
Following the footsteps of MLCC, chip resistors have evolved into the seller's market, and Taiwan suppliers have implemented a 100% hike in quotes for some specs of resistors in serious...
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Murata raises prices for conventional MLCC
Murata has reportedly raised prices for part of its general-type multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), while cutting back production capacity for its conventional product lines.
Friday 23 February 2018
Yageo, Walsin post record profits for 2017
Yageo and Walsin Technology, two major Taiwan-based passive component suppliers, both delivered record net profits for 2017.
Thursday 22 February 2018
Passive component shortages about to ease
As the PC and handset industries enter the slow season, the tight supply of passive components from Taiwan-based companies is expected to ease later in the first quarter of 2018,...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Taiwan MLCC makers urged to develop optimal ceramics purification formula
Taiwan MLCC makers must manage to work out optimal formula for purifying ceramic materials if they want to sail smoothly into the "blue ocean" market for high-voltage MLCCs bearing...
Monday 29 January 2018
Japan passive component suppliers likely to raise quotes
Japan-based passive component suppliers including Murata and Taiyo Yuden are likely to raise their quotes for their MLCCs, chip resistors, and electrolytic and solid capacitors due...
Tuesday 19 December 2017
Taiwan MLCC makers reluctant to expand production capacity despite supply shortfall
MLCC supply has fallen short of demand since June 2017, and the shortfall is expected to last into the second half of 2018. But Taiwan MLCC suppliers such as Yageo and Walsin Technology...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Taiwan passive component makers report flat results for October
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers including MLCC specialist Walsin Technology, capacitor makers Apaq Technology and Kaimei Electronic, and inductor suppliers Chilisin Electronics...
Thursday 5 October 2017
MLCC maker Yageo scores record revenues in 3Q17
Taiwan's leading MLCC maker Yageo saw its revenues for September and the third quarter of 2017 hit record highs of NT$3.001 billion (US$98.78 million) and NT$8.369 billion, respectively,...
Tuesday 19 September 2017
Yageo plans 15-20% price hike for MLCC chips
Yageo is poised to raise its MLCC prices for the third time since 2017 to reflect the ongoing tight supply. Yageo plans to adjust upward prices for its MLCC chips, mainly prices for...
Tuesday 5 September 2017
Yageo posts revenue growth in August
Passive component maker Yageo has announced consolidated revenues increased 16.8% on year and 9.2% sequentially to NT$2.8 billion (US$93.2 million) in August 2017.
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Taiwan passive component firms bracing for seasonal demand pickup
Taiwan-based suppliers of capacitors, chip resistors, MLCCs and power inductors, as well as suppliers of materials for manufacturing these passive components, are bracing for a seasonal...
Friday 11 August 2017
Demand for upstream passive component materials rising
Demand for upstream materials for use in the manufacture of passive components, such as powder materials for MLCCs and aluminum foil for capacitors, has been rising, according to...