Anglia Components is warning customers about a sharp rise in demand for multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs), and says order coverage should be secured as soon as possible to avoid supply problems later this year. The company expects the market to tighten significantly in the months ahead.
Much of the pressure is being driven by the rapid buildout of AI data centres. While these facilities often require higher-value MLCCs, the bigger issue is that manufacturing capacity for standard parts is increasingly being redirected toward those higher-end products, tightening supply across the board.
To put that into perspective, a single AI data centre rack can use more than 440,000 MLCCs to support the massive power delivery needs of its boards.
Anglia says it carries a strong range of MLCCs from leading global suppliers including Murata, Samsung, AVX and TDK.
It also offers inventory management programmes designed to help customers navigate the shortages likely to emerge over the coming months, but the company is urging buyers to act quickly.
Leadership Comment
Anglia’s CEO, Steve Rawlins asserts: “We are now turning away demand from brokers, in order to conserve our inventories so that we can support our loyal customer base in the UK and Europe. We’ve been warning of shortages all year and now MLCCs have joined bellwether parts such as tantalum capacitors and small signal discretes on the shortages list.”
“Don’t make it easy for a broker to buy his next Lamborghini”, says Rawlins. “Schedule your orders with us now, and we’ll flex with you as your demand changes.”
Further information can be found at www.anglia-live.com
