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Tuesday 13 January 2026

Silver, copper, and tin prices on the rise; passive component prices struggle to offset cost pressure

The passive component industry is facing price increases because of upstream metal price fluctuations. Taiwanese manufacturers have started raising prices on tantalum capacitors, with...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Edge AI devices drive 2026 component value surge

CES 2026, themed "AI Forward," signaled a shift by global tech giants from generative AI models and computing power toward physical AI...

Monday 12 January 2026

Beijing pulls out rare earth card against Japan; Murata says production unaffected so far

On January 6, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that, to safeguard national security and interests, it would strengthen export controls on dual-use items to Japan...

Friday 9 January 2026

Walsin subsidiary Joyin raises prices on thermistors and varistors as silver cost surges

Taiwan's passive component industry is experiencing another round of price increases. Joyin, a circuit protection components brand under Walsin Technology, has issued price increase...

Thursday 8 January 2026

AI helps offset year-end seasonal factors; Yageo's 4Q25 revenue hits record high

Taiwan-based passive components giant Yageo announced its preliminary consolidated revenue for December 2025, which showed both year-over-year and month-over-month growth, setting...

Thursday 8 January 2026

Yageo subsidiary Pulse takes the lead in raising ferrite bead prices as silver price surges

Taiwan-based passive component giant Yageo continues to be affected by and respond to price hikes. Following Kemet's two price increases for tantalum capacitors within six months in...

Monday 5 January 2026

Inpaq CEO Pei-Jen Chen launches resource realignment plan

Inpaq Technology, a passive components maker under the Walsin Technology Group, has launched an internal resource realignment plan. Newly appointed CEO and president Pei-Jen Chen stated...

Friday 2 January 2026

Yageo adopts co-COO structure to support global expansion

Yageo, a leading Taiwanese passive components manufacturer, announced a major executive reshuffle, naming current chief financial officer (CFO) Eddie Chen and senior executive vice...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Chinese chip resistor makers cut production to address oversupply; Taiwan firms remain cautious

Chinese chip resistor manufacturers have cut production by 10-60% amid oversupply, but major firms haven't, limiting recovery. Taiwanese firms expect improvements by late 2026.

Monday 22 December 2025

Protection component prices stabilize: Thinking Electronic pins 2026 growth on AI

Record-high precious metal prices upstream are tightening cost pressure across the passive components industry, but the impact on protection...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Leatec faces resistor substrate price war, pivots to automotive and semiconductor applications

Leatec Fine Ceramics, an upstream supplier of ceramic materials for passive components, held an in-person investor conference on December...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Viking raises thin-film inductor prices by 10-40% in 1Q26 amid surge in metal cost and network demand

Viking Tech, a leading automotive-grade thin-film resistor manufacturer, announced it will increase prices for its thin-film inductors by 10% to 40% starting in the first quarter of...

Friday 12 December 2025

AI server demand propels MLCCs into strategic role in passive components market

As the demand for cloud artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rapidly grows, multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) have emerged as one of the top cost contributors in AI server...

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Yageo posts record November revenue on strong AI demand, Shibaura acquisition gains

Yageo reported year-over-year and month-over-month revenue growth for November 2025, driven by the acquisition benefits from Japan-based...

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Silver shockwaves push tech suppliers to renegotiate and retrench

Since the start of 2025, silver prices have nearly doubled, far outpacing the roughly 30% rise in copper and the 60% climb in gold. The...

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