MLCC Shortage Updates

Key Information from TTI

A Letter to our Customers – Market Update November, 2020

After a prolonged lull during 2019 and most of 2020, the supply of MLCCs is beginning to tighten up again. This is resulting in extending lead times across many case sizes and suppliers in both commercial-grade and automotive-grade components. more>>

A Letter to Our Customers - Market Update July, 2019

Whether subtle or stated manufacturers of multi-layer chip capacitors (MLCC) have begun to focus their current capacity and future product roadmaps toward certain vertical markets, case sizes and capacitance ranges, it is critical to understand these paths as they may be in conflict with your procurement strategy. more>>

A Letter to Our Customers - Supply Chain Migration September, 2018

The current market conditions for MLCC product, both in terms of increased demand and the on-going effects of allocation and EOL, have made the responsibility of assuring supply for our customers increasingly complex – a responsibility that is the cornerstone our company was built upon more>>

A Letter to Our Customers July, 2018

As you are likely aware, there is a worldwide shortage of commonly used multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs). As a global distributor of the leading capacitor brands, TTI is close to the situation and we offer the following perspective, more>>

Known Constrained MLCC Parts and Suppliers July, 2018

There has been an electrification surge building for the past few years as more electronic functionality is added to many devices. The automotive industry in particular is a prime example with the electronic content in new cars growing +10% per year. more>>

Industry Outlook on Constrained Products from TTI MarketEYE

How Recent MLCC End-of-Life Announcements Helped to Disrupt the High-Tech Economy in 2018 and What to Expect in 2019, February, 2019

Multilayered ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC) have been in short supply since mid-2017, and this problem compounded itself in 2018 as many customers went below their comfort threshold in MLCC inventories or had to curtail product production because they could not get enough of the “right” MLCC. more>>

Acquisition Strategies in Passive Components, January, 2019

The cycle of consumption in passive components has reached a crescendo of proportions in FY 2019 with the entire segment up by almost 30% in dollar value year-on-year, lead by sales of capacitors and the MLCC- a short supply product that has lead to a substantial amount of value flowing into the industry. more>>

Global Market Update for 16 Types of Capacitor, November, 2018

A Look at the Current State of Market Health by Dielectric, Case Size, and Configuration. more>>

MLCC Shortages by Case Size: 2018, September, 2018

The overall trend analysis with respect to production by case size of MLCC over time shows that MLCC movement toward smaller case sizes has been a constant, and largely tied to the rise in production of wireless handsets and the respective increases in overall features and functionality. more>>

MLCC: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?, August, 2018

The multilayered ceramic chip capacitor is ceramic and metal that have been combined in a creative way on a massive scale. This article asks a question that has been asked repeatedly since the shortage of MLCC began… more>>

Using Predictive Analytics and Big Data to Model Parts Shortages in Passive Electronic Components, August, 2018

Investing in the Electronic Component Supply Chain Requires a Basic Understanding of Past Cycles. more>>

Capacitor Market Update and Review July, 2018

The next phase of demand for capacitors will begin to focus on their value as a dielectric, and their unique ability to hold a lot of energy in a small space. more>>

The Nature of the Current Parts Shortage is Three Dimensional, June, 2018

Primary sources from Japan, Korea and China had advised me on face-to-face meetings and written discussions in late 2017 that the nature of the shortage in MLCC was based on the lack of available “multi-layered” stacking capacity for ceramics. more>>

Comparing Prior Parts Shortages: 2005, 2013 and 2018…, May, 2018

As the global multilayered ceramic chip capacitor (MLCC) markets approach the $10 billion U.S. dollar mark, competition is increasingly becoming... more>>

MLCC and Thick Film Chip Resistors: Supply Chain Review, November, 2017

Demand for multilayered ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC) exceeded supply in November 2017 as lead times began to stretch out to the 20-week average mark for all case sizes combined... more>>

MLCC Shortages and Why They Might Last Longer than Expected, June, 2017

High capacitance base metal electrode multilayered ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC) have been the focal point of electrostatic capacitor technology for more than 25 years... more>>