By Li Panpan

Although the current MLCC prices decrease because of slashed orders from the consumer electronics market, Chinese MLCC manufacturers, including Viiyong, expand their production capacity driven by strong market demand from the automotive electronics.

The price of MLCC continues to decrease starting in 2022 because of the slashed orders in the electronics industry, such as mobile phones with 20% cut orders and possibly PCs.

However, the new energy vehicle market has become a new direction for MLCC applications. The booming market of automotive electronics has created a demand for high-capacity MLCCs.

Zhang Hui from the marketing department of Viiyong Electronic Technology(微容电子) said that demand for MLCC for new energy electric vehicles has doubled compared to traditional fuel vehicles, and Viiyong has doubled its production capacity in automotive-grade MLCC.

Founded in 2017, Guangdong-based Viiyong manufactures high-end MLCC, mainly micro size, high frequency, high capacitance, and automotive series. It’s now China’s largest MLCC maker, recognized by a series of tier 1 electronics companies. It set up a research institute dedicated to automotive MLCC, and it is the first Chinese automotive MLCC company to mass-produce products with AEC-Q200 standards and meeting the needs of safe automotive electronics.

Major Chinese MLCC manufacturers have entered the automotive field or expanded their production. Sunway Communication(信维通信) said its MLCC project would be put into production in the second half of the year. The MLCC production capacity of Fenghua (风华高科)and CCTC(三环) has doubled in recent years.

“Chinese MLCC products can compete with large market shares only by having sufficient competitiveness in technology, quality, and services, which is what Viiyong believes and strives for,” said Zhang.