IC Purchasing：TOP 10 global passive components manufacturers

　　Passive components are a part of electronic circuits, which are mainly divided into two categories: RCL and RF components. RCL accounts for about 90% of the total output value of passive components, and the market scale is very large, reaching as high as 27.7 billion USD, of which capacitors account for 73% of the total output value, inductors account for 10% of the total output value, and resistors account for 17% of the total output value. The passive component industry has huge room for development.

　　In this article, here are the top 10 global passive components manufacturers as follows.

　　一、Murata

　　Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan

　　Established time: 1944

　　Founded in 1944 and located in Japan, Murata is one of the world’s leading electronic components manufacturers. Its business includes four categories: capacitors, piezoelectric products, other components and modules.Its customers are distributed in the fields of PC, mobile phone, and automotive electronics.

　　二、Samsung Electro-Mechanics

　　Headquarters: Suwon-si, South Korea

　　Established time: 1973

　　Established in 1973, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has become a remarkable developer and manufacturer of key electronic components not only in Korea but also in other parts of the world. In the 1990s, it focuses on developing promising next-generation products such as chip parts, mobile communication parts, and optical parts.

　　三、Yageo

　　Headquarters: Taiwan, China

　　Established time: 1977

　　Founded in 1977, Yageo is a world-leading passive component service provider with production and sales offices covering Asia, Europe and America. Yageo is the world’s largest manufacturer of chip resistors (R-Chip), the largest manufacturer of tantalum capacitors, and the third largest supplier of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC).

　　四、Taiyo Yuden

　　Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

　　Established time: 1950

　　founded in 1950. Starting from capacitors, it has been committed to the research, development, production and sales of various electronic components such as inductors, FBAR/SAW devices, circuit modules, and energy devices. Its products are mainly divided into four categories, namely capacitors, ferrite and application products, integrated modules and equipment, and other products.

　　五、NipponChemi-con

　　Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

　　Established time: 1931

　　Since its establishment in 1931, Nippon Chemi-Con has tackled the development of a variety of electronic components, starting with aluminum electrolytic capacitors. Taking advantage of many element technologies obtained from aluminum electrolytic capacitors production, it has been expanding its business field to multilayer ceramic capacitors, film capacitors, metal oxide varistors, choke coils, circuits, electro-mechanical parts, and optomechatronics.

　　六、Nichicon

　　Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan

　　Established time: 1950

　　Founded in 1950, Nichicon Corporation is a manufacturer of capacitors of various types, and is one of the largest manufacturers of capacitors in the world, headquartered in Karasuma Oike, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Its product ranges include Aluminum electrolytic capacitors, Plastic film capacitors, Small Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries, Positive thermistors “Posi-R”, and Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) systems, etc,.

　　七、TDK

　　Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

　　Established time: 1935

　　Founded in 1935, TDK is a comprehensive electronic components manufacturer leading the world in magnetic technology. In addition to ceramic capacitors, electrolytic aluminum capacitors, and film capacitors, TDK also provides a wide range of passive components such as magnetic components, high-frequency components, piezoelectric components, and protection devices.

　　八、Walsin Technology

　　Headquarters: Taiwan, China

　　Established time: 1992

　　Incorporated in 1992, Walsin Technology Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer of passive components with a one-stop-shop product portfolio and worldwide delivery platform. The company’s product lineup includes multiple-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC)/array, chip-resistor/array & networks, inductors, RF filters, disc capacitor, varistor, chip fuse, and antenna, etc.

　　九、Rubycon

　　Headquarters: Nagano Prefecture, Japan

　　Established time: 1952

　　Rubycon is one of the original pioneers in the aluminum capacitor market and is one of the largest suppliers of miniature electrolytic capacitors. As a Japanese electronics company, its main products are electrolytic capacitors, film capacitors and power supply units with a wide range of applications including consumer, industrial, power, lighting and automotive.

　　十、Kyocera

　　Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan

　　Established time: 1959

　　Founded in 1959, Kyocera id specialized in the R&D and production of precision ceramics at the beginning of its establishment. It focuses on ceramic technology and horizontally expanding precision ceramic components, including ceramic multilayer packaging products for ICs, the acquisition of Elco to enter the connector field, and the acquisition of AVX to consolidate its strength in the field of MLCC and other passive components.