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AI server boom creates openings for Chinese MLCC makers

The burgeoning AI server market is creating a significant demand for advanced multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), components crucial for regulating electrical currents. Leading Japanese and South Korean manufacturers are focusing on high-end MLCCs for these servers, which are experiencing unprecedented order volumes and price increases. This strategic shift by the established players is creating an opportunity for Chinese MLCC firms to capture market share in the lower-end segments, despite their current technological gap. AI

IMPACT Accelerates demand for specialized electronic components, potentially driving innovation and price increases in the MLCC market.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a significant shift in a key component market driven by AI, impacting global supply chains and creating opportunities for specific regional players. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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AI server boom creates openings for Chinese MLCC makers

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iris Deng ·

    As Japanese and Korean giants move upmarket, China’s MLCC firms see their chance

    As demand for AI servers soars, leading Japanese and South Korean multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) makers are shifting further upmarket, opening the door for Chinese competitors to gain share in lower-end segments despite lagging their rivals in advanced technology. MLCCs – of…