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    AI Server Demand Drives MLCC Book-to-Bill to Post-Pandemic Highs

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    AI Server Demand Drives MLCC Book-to-Bill to Post-Pandemic Highs

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    The surge in AI server production is creating a bottleneck in the market for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs). With book-to-bill ratios exceeding 1.25, suppliers are unable to keep pace with incoming orders. This imbalance is expected to lead to supply shortages for consumer electronics and automotive manufacturers in the second half of 2026, as high-margin AI accelerator orders take priority at major Japanese and Korean fabrication plants.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-07-06
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “AI Server Demand Drives MLCC Book-to-Bill to Post-Pandemic Highs”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-06. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-06/ai-server-demand-drives-mlcc-book-to-bill-to-post-pandemic-highs-770fdf

    POLICY
    AI Server Demand Drives MLCC Book-to-Bill to Post-Pandemic Highs
    The surge in AI server production is creating a bottleneck in the market for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs). With book-to-bill ratios exceeding 1.25, suppliers are unable to keep pace with incoming orders. This imbalance is expected to lead to supply shortages for consumer electronics and automotive manufacturers in the second half of 2026, as high-margin AI accelerator orders take priority at major Japanese and Korean fabrication plants.
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    AI Server Demand Drives MLCC Book-to-Bill to Post-Pandemic Highs
    The surge in AI server production is creating a bottleneck in the market for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs). With book-to-bill ratios exceeding 1.25, suppliers are unable to keep pace with incoming orders. This imbalance is expected to lead to supply shortages for consumer electronics and automotive manufacturers in the second half of 2026, as high-margin AI accelerator orders take priority at major Japanese and Korean fabrication plants.
    → Supply chain tightening leading to potential input cost increases for hardware OEMs.
    Impact
    The surge in AI server production is creating a bottleneck in the market for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs). With book-to-bill ratios exceeding 1.25, suppliers are unable to keep pace with incoming orders. This imbalance is expected to lead to supply shortages for consumer electronics and automotive manufacturers in the second half of 2026, as high-margin AI accelerator orders take priority at major Japanese and Korean fabrication plants.
    Affected
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    Transmission
    Supply chain tightening leading to potential input cost increases for hardware OEMs.

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