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Yageo said that due to the 5G driving demand for tantalum capacitors and the price increase effect driven by the epidemic, it is estimated that the price of tantalum capacitors will double by the end of this year.

Tantalum capacitors and MLCC, aluminum electrolytic, and film capacitors are the four commonly used capacitors in the industry. Tantalum capacitors have high density, high reliability and stability, and wide temperature range characteristics. They are widely used in industrial and consumer markets. According to statistics, in 2019 The global market size is approximately USD 1.6 billion.

Tantalum capacitors are widely used in fast charging devices for mobile phones due to their stable output and small size. In addition, tantalum capacitors are also ideal choice for 5G devices with large outdoor temperature changes and high requirements for service life and reliability. With the start of 5G commercial use, 5G base stations will be deployed in large numbers, which will increase the demand for tantalum capacitors.

At present, international tantalum capacitor manufacturers represented by the US companies VISHAY, KEMET, and AVX dominate the international tantalum capacitor market. However, due to the spread of the epidemic in Europe and the United States in the second quarter, the production capacity of overseas manufacturers was affected, and the gap between supply and demand expanded. AVX took the lead in May this year increase the price by 10%-15%. Yageo stated that the price increase of some items will take effect from May until the end of September; since manufacturers increased their prices, the surrounding spot retail sales have increased by 2 to 3 times, and the industry predicts that the price increase may be doubled by the end of this year. 

It does not seem that suppliers are alarmist. Under the influence of the epidemic and many uncertain factors in the international supply chain, the price surge of tantalum capacitors may intensify.

It can be speculated that the shortage of MLCC will relatively increase the demand for tantalum capacitors, such as price changes due to insufficient supply.

* Mainly due to the increasing use of MLCCs in smartphones, cameras, and automobile manufacturing, demand has been gradually increased, and supply has fallen short of demand.
Current delivery period of other manufacturers is at least 40 weeks (MLCC shortage is expected to continue till 2020).

* The market is looking for alternatives to solve the shortage of multilayer ceramic capacitors MLCC, some can be replaced by capacitors with equal ratings (such as tantalum capacitors).
The main difference between tantalum capacitors and ceramic capacitors is their performance at a certain temperature and voltage difference. In many applications, tantalum capacitors can be used to replace MLCCs, but tantalum may increase the cost of the assembly.

* Reasons affecting the price and delivery of tantalum capacitors: increased demand for national defense and aviation, fires in the tantalum mine in Brazil (occurred in March 2019), and the weakening of US dollar against CNY due to international exchange rate factors).

At present, it has been confirmed that MLCC is in short supply and some tantalum capacitors can be replaced. Therefore, the demand for tantalum capacitors has increased. If the supply is insufficient, it will cause market price changes and market supply shortages.

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TKT-Dipped Tantalum Capacitor is one of our strong products, I would like to share product information with you, welcome feel free to contact us if you have any inquiry, free sample available ~

Application:  TV sets, camcorders, computers, program-controlled electronic telephone switching systems, telephones, instruments and meters...

Output:  9kkpcs/month

SERIES	DESCRIPTION	CAP. RANGE	VOLT. RANGE (DC)	TEMP. RANGE (°C)	size	Pakage
TKT	Radial Dipped Tantalum Capacitor	0.1 - 330µF	6.3V - 50V	-55 ~ +125	Pitch: 2.54mm or 5.08mm	Bulk or Ammo
CKT	Chip Tantalum Capacitors	0.1 - 470µF	4V - 50V	-55 ~ +125	A, B, C, D, E case	Tape & Reel

CROSS-REFERENCE
Kingtronics Series	NIC Series	AVX	Kemet	Panasonic
TKT Series	NDTM	TAP	T350 to T390	ECSF
CKT Series	NTC-T	TAJ	T491	TE(ECST)

Datasheet and website: 

http://www.kingtronics.com/mlcc-capacitors/dipped-tantalum.html

http://www.kingtronics.com/mlcc-capacitors/chip-tantalum-capacitors.html

Our customer informed us that some big brands discontinue tantalum capacitors. 
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Kingtronics Tantalum Capacitors Cross Reference

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Definition: Kingtronics TKT--dipped tantalum capacitor, also called radial tantalum capacitors, or tantalum bead capacitors. 

Specification: capacitance value, capacitance tolerance, capacitors voltage, pitch size, package

Datasheet: http://www.kingtronics.com/pdf/dipped-tantalum-capacitors.pdf

Application: TV sets, camcorders, computers, program-controlled electronic telephone switching systems, telephones, instruments and meters...

Pakage: Bulk & Ammo Tape in Box (Ammo Taped). 

pitch size: 2.54mm & 5.08mm

Certification: ISO 9001:2008 & SGS & RoHS

Output: 9kkpcs/mth

Cross ref: 

Tantalum electrolytic capacitors exploit the tendency of tantalum to form a protective oxide surface layer, using tantalum powder, pressed into a pellet shape, as one "plate" of the capacitor, the oxide as the dielectric, and an electrolytic solution or conductive solid as the other "plate". Because the dielectric layer can be very thin (thinner than the similar layer in, for instance, an aluminium electrolytic capacitor), a high capacitance can be achieved in a small volume. Because of the size and weight advantages, tantalum capacitors are attractive for portable telephones, personal computers, and automotive electronics.

Kingtronics short for Kt (logo) produce tantalum capacitors since 1997, include dipped tantalum capacitors (through hole capacitors), general purpose chip tantalum capacitors (surface mount) and Low-ESR chip tantalum capacitors (surface mount).We have a full instruction about Tantalum Capacitors in our website www.kingtronics.com  each series of Tantalum Capacitors have detailed PDF and other information.