[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] Samsung Electro-Mechanics' market share of electric MLCC has more than tripled in five years
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to produce tangible results as its market share has more than tripled from the previous year in five years after Samsung Electro-Mechanics enters the Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) market.
TrendForce, a market research firm, predicted that Samsung Electro-Mechanics will increase from 4% last year to 13% this year in the electronic MLCC market. This is the first time that Samsung Electro-Mechanics has a market share of more than 10%.
On the other hand, as Japan's Murata (44%→41%), TDK (20%→16%), and Daiyoyuden (18%→13%) are expected to lose their market share from the previous year, Samsung Electro-Mechanics will be able to narrow its share gap with Japanese companies.
MLCC is a component that helps the current flow stably through electronic circuit. Among them, MLCC for electronic devices is a high value-added product with an average selling price (ASP) of two to three times higher than MLCC for smartphones. Especially, as autonomous driving and electric vehicles develop, the amount of MLCC installed per car is expected to increase by more than 10,000.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics started producing MLCC for battlefields in 2016, and is building a production line dedicated to battlefields in Busan and fostering MLCC business for battlefields in earnest. In 2020, MLCCs for automotive powertrains and ABSs were developed to build a full lineup of electronic MLCCs, and last year, high-temperature, high-pressure and high reliability MLCCs were developed to expand supply to global parts and carmakers.
Alphabiz Reporter Paul Lee(hoondork1977@alphabiz.co.kr)
