According to the Economic Daily News, at this stage, the MLCC and chip resistor standard products are in the inventory de-stocking stage, the manufacturer's order visibility is poor, and may have to wait until the first quarter of 2023 to be expected to warm up, but high-end applications such as automotive, industrial control, medical, low-orbit satellite and other niche products demand is still solid.
However, passive component material suppliers believe that the depth of finished inventory of passive components is more than three months, plus the manufacturer's inventory, the urgent need to "de-stocking" of finished goods inventory may be more than six months.
In view of this excess inventory to be digested, the industry is expected to MLCC and chip resistor standard products in the second half of the peak season will not be prosperous. From the point of view of shipments, it is estimated that the third quarter will be a quarterly decline of 5% to 10%, the fourth quarter if the inventory de-stocking continues, shipments may continue to dip.
The industry believes that MLCC and chip resistor standard products began to step into inventory adjustment in the 4th quarter of last year, coupled with this year, facing inflation, interest rate increases, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the new crown epidemic and other impacts, the terminal demand is sluggish, smart phones, consumer electronics pulling goods continue to sluggish, resulting in the second half of the standard MLCC, chip resistor demand is still weak.
