Price increases are spreading across the passive component industry. According to Economic Daily News, sources say YAGEO has notified customers of price increases across its entire capacitor solutions portfolio, effective July 1. The hike covers MLCCs, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, tantalum capa...

The trend toward long-term supply agreements is expanding beyond memory, with tightening MLCC supply prompting major tech companies to secure component availability. According to ZDNet, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has signed a one-year supply contract with a major customer for multilayer ceramic capac...

As the surge in AI server demand continues, MLCC (multilayer ceramic capacitors) prices continue to climb. According to YiCai Global, in Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei market, quotations are reportedly changing at extreme speed, with traders describing a situation where MLCC prices are being updated as fr...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expanding its silicon capacitor business through integrated solutions. According to ZDNet, the company plans to supply silicon capacitors alongside MLCCs and high-performance semiconductor substrates. Silicon capacitors are passive components fabricated from silicon w...

With memory and logic chip prices climbing, major players in the Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) market are following suit with price hikes. According to Liberty Times, citing a company client notice, Japan’s Murata Manufacturing—the world’s largest maker of passive components—has offici...