TE Connectivity, the world's largest connector manufacturer, has notified its global channel partners of a broad-based price increase effective January 5, 2026. The adjustment will apply across all product lines and regions, impacting a wide range of downstream industries from automotive to data centers.
The increase is reported to cover virtually all product categories, including automotive, high-speed backplane, and industrial connectors, with some lines seeing hikes between 5% to 12%. The primary driver is significant pressure from rising costs of raw materials, such as copper and gold, which constitute 60-80% of connector production costs.
TE's move is part of a wider wave of price increases across the electronics component sector in the second half of the year. This trend spans from memory chips and passive components to advanced foundry services, indicating a full-scale industry-wide cost pass-through.
ICgoodFind's Insight
TE Connectivity's decision underscores the intense cost pressures permeating the global electronics supply chain. This move will force downstream manufacturers to reassess their cost structures and inventory strategies in the face of sustained inflationary pressures from raw materials.
