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Tuesday 2 June 2020
Passive component makers see demand rise on China car sales pickup
As China's car market has started picking up gradually since the second half of April, demand for auto-use passive components, diodes and MOSFET devices is expected to grow significantly...
Thursday 14 May 2020
Asustek sees tight supply of notebook components
Coronavirus lockdowns in several Southeast Asian countries have disrupted supply of chips and components for notebooks and although the shortages have significantly improved recently...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Taiwan passive component makers enjoy profit growth in 1Q20
Strong demand for commercial notebooks, servers and other devices enabling work from home has allowed Taiwanese passive components vendors to see clear order visibility for MLCC and...
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...