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Friday 7 September 2018
MLCC makers eyeing bright revenue prospects through 2020
MLCC supply shortfall has improved and pressure for price hikes has eased along with additional production capacities coming online in the second half of 2018, but Taiwan makers are...
Friday 10 August 2018
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Wednesday 8 August 2018
Yageo posts EPS of NT$42.95 for 1H18
Passive component vendor Yageo has disclosed net profits of NT$15.06 billion (US$491.9 million) for the first half of 2018, with EPS reaching NT$42.95.
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Darfon expects high-end keyboards, MLCC to drive growth in 3Q18
Darfon Electronics has disclosed it saw significant increase in consolidated revenues for second-quarter 2018 mainly due to growing shipments of keyboards, and rising demand and pricing...
Tuesday 24 July 2018
Darfon expects strong 2H18, says paper
Taiwan-based keyboard and integrated component maker Darfon Electronics expects its second-half operation to improve significantly from the first, due to seasonality and rising prices...
Wednesday 11 July 2018
MLCC prices set to rise in 2H18
Murata has raised its MLCC prices by 20-30% to reflect the tight supply in the market. Taiwan-based MLCC suppliers including Yageo, Walsin Technology and Holy Stone Enterprise should...
Monday 9 July 2018
Farewell to low-price business model: Q&A with Lelon president Wu Chih-min
A continued rally in MLCC prices has been pushing up prices for other passive components including capacitors, which Lelon Electronics specializes in. For Lelon president Wu Chih-min,...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Walsin, Holy Stone profits soar in May
Walsin Technology has reported net profits climbed to a record high of NT$1.46 billion (US$47.7 million) in May, while fellow MLCC firm Holy Stone Enterprise saw its net profits hike...
Tuesday 3 July 2018
MLCC prices reportedly to rise again
Speculation has circulated in the industry that Korea- and Taiwan-based passive component suppliers plan to raise their MLCC prices in July.
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Yageo not to drop production of commodity MLCCs, says chairman
Taiwan leading passive component maker Yageo will still do its best to satisfy customer demand for standard-type MLCCs for consumer devices despite its enhanced deployments in niche-type...
Friday 8 June 2018
Yageo May revenues jump 151%
Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues for May 2018 surged 151% from a year ago to a record high of NT$6.35 billion (US$213.6 million).
Wednesday 6 June 2018
MLCC supply to remain tight through 2019, says Yageo
Yageo has seen its supply of MLCCs fall short of demand, which will likely persist through 2019, according to company chairman Pierre Chen.
Friday 18 May 2018
Murata, Pegatron, Inventec dismiss reports about MLCC deals
Murata Manufacturing, Pegatron and Inventec have dismissed recent reports from Taiwan about deals they had allegedly struck over stable MLCC supply amid serious shortages of the passive...
Thursday 17 May 2018
MLCC shortage to undermine 2Q18 shipmets by Taiwan IC designers
The ongoing shortage of MLCCs is affecting negatively shipments of Taiwan-based IC design houses, with some of the companies likely to revise downward their shipment goals for the...
Wednesday 16 May 2018
EMS firms see profits eroded by ever-rising passive component costs
Taiwan EMS firms, especially smaller ones, are seeing their profitability increasingly eroded as their downstream customers are reluctant to absorb increases in production cost driven...