BlockBeats News, July 1st - According to 21 Finance News, it was reported that passive component company Yageo has notified its customers of a price increase starting today for its full range of capacitor products. This includes multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), aluminum electrolytic capacitors, tantalum capacitors, polymer aluminum capacitors, film capacitors, supercapacitors, etc. This is the largest price hike by Yageo in recent years.
Previously, overseas MLCC giants such as Murata, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and Taiyo Yuden issued price adjustment notices. The price increase for high-capacity MLCCs used in AI servers generally ranged from 15% to 35%. Some scarce models have seen spot market prices double.
On the same day, reporters learned at the Munich Shanghai Electronics Show that several MLCC manufacturers are already preparing for price hikes in the second half of the year.

