MLCC shortage 2026

Capacitor Substitution in 2026: What You Can Swap and What You Cannot

A purchase order for high-capacitance MLCCs placed this month may not ship until the second quarter of 2027. Constrained parts that used to arrive in six to eight weeks now quote at four months or longer, and allocation has become an ordinary word in distributor conversations. When the schedule slips, the question from the production floor [...]

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Capacitor Price Increase 2026: Why Prices Are Rising and What Buyers Should Do

Capacitor prices are rising in 2026 because AI data centers are consuming far more passive components than the supply chain planned for, while manufacturers move capacity toward high-value parts and let lead times stretch. For buyers, the practical response is to secure volume early, qualify a second source, and re-examine which parts can be substituted. In [...]

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