Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. held a media meeting in Tokyo on November 29, and announced the combined sales target for 2021, which is 2 trillion yen. The reason for setting the target at 2 trillion yen is that Murata believes that the next-generation communication standard “SG” will be put into operation in 2020 and auto-driving…

Not long ago, we post a news ‘Trade war impacts electronic components markets“. Now, the trade war between China and the United States has slowed the demand for electronic components in mainland China. It is expected that the demand for passive components in the first quarter of next year will remain sluggish, and it is…

According to the report,Yageo’s MLCC factory in Suzhou, China has begun to reduce production due to weak demand and large inventory. After the production cut, the capacity utilization rate is only 50%, and it is expected to decline further to 3-4% in December. In addition, some industry insiders predict that due to market uncertainty, demand…

Last two months ago, Murata to invest a new MLCC factory as iPhones drive parts demand. Accroding to the latest report, Murata plans to invest 14 billion yen to build a new MLCC plant near an existing plant in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. The new plant is expected to be completed in December 2019, this…

According to report, in response to the trade war between China and the United States, Yageo plans to invest in Taiwan and plans to spend 10 billion yuan to set up a new plant in Kaohsiung. Yageo is the world’s largest chip resistor factory with a market share of approximately 34%. It is also ranked…

An unprecedented shortage has paralyzed the electronics industry this year, with demand far outstripping supply. The shortages have been extensive – resistors and capacitors, transistors and diodes and a wide range of ICs have all been affected.  It’s no wonder since our lives are becoming increasingly driven by technology, from the cars we drive to…

TDK announced yesterday that it will raise its consolidated revenue target from 1.34 trillion yen to 1.42 trillion yen this year, mainly due to the upgrade of smartphone and vehicle electronization improves the sales of high end MLCC. From the last quarter’s financial report released by TDK, the demand for automotive MLCC was extremely strong,…

According to passive component industry analysts, the low-capacitance MLCC for consumer electronics has recently seen a price decline in the fourth quarter, as smartphone shipments have been affected by trade wars and MLCC producers continue to expand production capacity, it is expected that the price of MLCC for consumer electronics will continue to decline in…