Shengang Securities: MLCCs Enter a New Round of Price Increases—Focus on Order Spillover and Domestic Substitution
GLHC, August 9 | According to Shengang Securities, AI-driven demand for high-end MLCCs has prompted leading Japanese and Korean manufacturers to shift capacity toward premium specifications. Coupled with rising penetration of intelligent driving technologies, domestic Chinese suppliers are poised to benefit from order spillovers and import substitution. Domestic manufacturers with mass production capabilities in high-capacitance, high-voltage, and automotive-grade MLCCs are expected to be the first beneficiaries. Mid-year earnings guidance from leading domestic firms indicates strong year-over-year growth. Sanhuan Group reported that prices for certain MLCC product specifications have rebounded to their previous reasonable levels, with significant year-over-year increases in both sales volume and revenue. Fenghua Advanced Technology has also benefited from improving industry conditions, with sustained growth in market demand for its core products, including MLCCs.
Express News | MLCC-related stocks gained momentum in the afternoon session, with Boxin New Materials reversing course to hit the daily trading limit.
Soochow Securities: AI Computing Power Drives Growth as Silicon Capacitors Rise
The silicon capacitor industry faces dual technological barriers from both the semiconductor and passive components sectors. This cross-domain integration makes R&D and mass production extremely challenging. Moreover, as these products directly impact chip reliability, customer validation cycles are lengthy, making it difficult for new entrants to achieve large-scale market penetration in the short term.
Express News | MLCC-related stocks rebounded amid intraday volatility, with Yuxing Shares rising over 10%.
Express News | MLCC concept stocks rallied again, with Shuangxing New Materials hitting its second consecutive daily trading limit.
Express News | MLCC stocks surge on market movement; Fenghua Advanced Technology hits the daily trading limit.
Amid strong industry tailwinds and long-term order commitments from downstream clients, domestic MLCC manufacturers are well positioned to accelerate their market share gains.
① According to media reports, Samsung Electro-Mechanics recently disclosed that it has signed a $200 million AI server MLCC supply contract with a major global enterprise. ② Analysts noted that, supported by the industry's high-growth cycle and bolstered by long-term customer commitments and ongoing capacity expansions, domestic MLCC companies across the upstream and downstream segments will continue to achieve dual breakthroughs in both scale expansion and technological advancement.
A-Share Market Movement | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Announces Additional $200 Million AI Order, Boosting MLCC-Related Stocks; Fenghua Advanced Technology and Others Hit Daily Trading Limit
Gelonghui, July 23 | MLCC-related stocks in the A-share market strengthened, with Yunzhuang Technology surging by 20% (the daily trading limit for ChiNext-listed stocks), Lihexing rising over 12%, and Torch Electronic, Fenghua Advanced Technology, and Boxin New Materials all hitting the 10% daily trading limit. Sanhuan Group, Jiemay Technology, and Sinocera Materials gained more than 7%, while Dalekaipu, Sunway Communication, Sidike, Shuangxing New Materials, and Hongyuan Electronics rose over 5%. On the news front, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has signed a KRW 300 billion supply contract for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) used in artificial intelligence servers with a major global enterprise. This follows a previously announced KRW 450 billion contract last month, marking another successful follow-on order.
A-Share Market Close: Sharp Decline on Lower Volume! Shanghai Composite Index Falls 2.06%, with Commercial Spaceflight and Computing Hardware Stocks Plunging
On July 13, major A-share indices fluctuated downward throughout the day. As of the market close, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.06% to 3,913.79 points, the Shenzhen Component Index declined 3.48%, the ChiNext Price Index dropped 3.1%, the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 Index plunged 6.78%, and the STAR Market 50 Index decreased by 3.42%. Total market turnover amounted to RMB 2.8347 trillion, down RMB 576 billion from the previous trading day, with more than 4,600 individual stocks posting losses. In sector performance, lab-grown diamond-related stocks collectively tumbled, with Guoji Jingong and Huanghe Xuanfeng hitting their daily trading limits on the downside; commercial spaceflight概念股 experienced a sharp correction, with over 30 stocks including Aerospace Development, Lianchuang Optoelectronic, and Torch Electron reaching their daily lower limits; CPO, optical fiber,
Express News | Torch Electronics: Revenue from self-produced MLCC business accounts for a small share, and computing power applications are still in the development phase.
Express News | Analysis of Consecutive Limit-Up Stocks on June 25: Advancement Rate Falls Below 20%, Large-Cap Tech Stocks Remain Resilient
GF Securities: The AI compute race is reshaping the demand curve for MLCCs; core barriers are built through advanced powder formulations and full-chain manufacturing processes.
Demand for MLCCs is evolving toward higher performance, characterized by miniaturization, higher capacitance, and enhanced reliability.
Express News | The MLCC concept has been repeatedly in the spotlight, with Yunzhong Technology surging more than 15% to hit another all-time high.
Express News | Supercapacitor stocks continued their strong performance, with Aihua Group hitting its third consecutive daily trading limit.
Torch Electronics (603678): Inheriting Innovation, Torch for a Century
Investment Highlights: Surging AI demand, coupled with high-end capacity constraints crowding out consumer supply, has propelled MLCCs into a supercycle of simultaneous volume and price increases. This upswing began in late February 2026, marking an industry-wide inflection point driven by AI computing power and upgrades in new energy vehicles.
Is a supercycle upon us? MLCC-related stocks surge across the board.
Stockout wave spreads!
Express News | MLCC-related stocks have repeatedly strengthened, with Shuangxing New Materials hitting the daily trading limit five times in nine days.
Four industry giants have 'stamped and confirmed': passive components—specifically MLCCs—are experiencing the 'longest shortage in history.'
The passive components industry is at a historic inflection point. At shareholder meetings, the four leading MLCC manufacturers—Yageo, Walsin Technology, and others—unanimously expressed strong optimism, confirming that the current AI-driven shortage cycle will surpass the 2018 supercycle. Walsin Technology extended its projected component shortage timeline beyond 2027. Yageo’s book-to-bill ratio has already overtaken Murata’s, and with equipment lead times stretching to 1.5 years, supply-side capacity expansion remains far behind demand.
Express News | MLCC-related stocks tumbled sharply, with Lihexing and Yunzong Technology both falling over 10%.
The three major A-share indices declined amid volatility, with semiconductors rebounding against the broader trend and non-ferrous metals strengthening; both the Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Tech Index fell, while tech and internet stocks diverged.
In early trading, optical fiber-related stocks rebounded amid volatility, with FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies hitting the daily trading limit. Previously, Taihe New Materials surged in four out of five trading days, while Tongguang Wire & Cable, Yongding Shares, Jingshi Quartz, and Kingxun Communications followed with gains. MLCC-related stocks strengthened again, with Fenghua Advanced Technology touching the daily limit and Yunsun Technology rising over 10%, both reaching record highs. Torch Electronic, Sanhuan Group, Sinocera Materials, and Jiemei Technology also posted gains.