Apple supplier Yageo says bid for Japan's Shibaura is a 'win-win'

Taiwanese component maker eyes global growth as AI and auto demand booms

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Taiwan's Yageo is the world's largest supplier of resistors and the No. 3 maker of multilayer ceramic capacitors. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG

NEW TAIPEI/KAOHSIUNG -- Taiwanese electronics supplier Yageo says its acquisition of Japanese peer Shibaura Electronics would be a "win-win" for the makers of passive components used in everything from AI servers and cars to satellites.

Yageo, a key Apple and Nvidia supplier, has been attempting to acquire Shibaura to bolster its AI and automotive solutions portfolio.

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