Posted : 2021-03-15 15:59 By Kim Bo-eun Samsung's electronics component manufacturing unit is expected to see robust earnings this year, driven by expected price hikes of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), a key component in smartphones. Taiwan-based Yageo, which manufactures MLCCs, is set to raise prices beginning in the second quarter, according to NH Investment & Securities. Yageo has not unveiled the specifics but prices are expected to see a 10 percent to 20 percent hike. Global MLCC manufacturers such as Japan's Murata, TDK as well as Samsung Electro-Mechanics raised prices of high-value added MLCCs in late February. Yagyeo's price hike is set to lead to rises in prices of mid- to low-priced capacitors as well.