IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for October 2009
PCB Industry Growth Rates and Book-to-Bill Ratios Announced Rigid PCB shipments declined 14.0 percent and bookings were down 2.1 percent in October 2009 from October 2008.
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Chinese PCB Market drops in 2009; Rebound in 2010
In 2008, the sales revenue of PCB products in Chinese market has achieved RMB 118.8 billion, and the single-sided printed board, double-sided printed board, multilayer printed board, and flexible printed board account for the 2.5%, 6.9%, 73.8%, and 16.8% of the total market, respectively.
The global financial crisis exploded in the fourth quarter of 2008 brought [...]
Asia market trends in printed boards (PCB)
Last week, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the August production numbers for printed circuit boards. This statistical data from the first eight months of 2009 provides us with a pretty good snapshot of market trends and allows us to forecast performance for the remainder of the year.
August shipments for printed [...]
HDI PCB in China’s market share is still on the rise
The supply of HDI PCB in China accounts for 26% of the global total supply. The data surveyed by TPCA shows that HDI PCB market has made a value of 2.66 billion dollars in 2008, with an increase of 15.4% over the same period last year. And it expects to achieve 11.2 billion dollars in [...]
Visible recovery of mobile PCB mill in China
Since the second half of this year, the PCB market has recoverred significantly, while the growth in market of PCB using in mobile becomes more apparent.
Hua Tong, a pcb factory in Twaiwan, actively strive for mobile phone customer orders from mainland China , and obtain very significant results. Mobile phone customers in the mainland China [...]
PCB Developmental Trends in Taiwan
Reports from industry news groups in Taiwan address the possibility of a capacity shortage for Taiwanese PCB manufacturers in the fourth quarter. These announcements are causing anxiety for anyone associated with the industry because business trends for Taiwanese PCB manufacturers are recognized as a worldwide barometer for the consumer electronics segment.
Shipments from Taiwanese manufacturers plummeted [...]
Huge demand of PCB from automotive relay
The global total demand for relays is around 2.3 billion, of which automotive relay account for about 55%.
As consumers have constant requirements for all the functions of cars, car designers have to improve or redesign present electronic modules and electronic circuits of automobiles. Thus, there is a new requirement for the design of [...]
PCB demand for feature phones raising
Taiwan-based PCB makers have seen growing orders from the feature phone segment, signaling overall handset demand in the fourth quarter is likely to return to seasonal patterns, according to sources at the makers.
Feature phone orders from Nokia, LG Electronics (LGE) and Sony Ericsson have been increasing since September 2009, and demand for smartphones remains strong [...]
China has the greatest potential in Global PCB field
Statistics from China Epoxy Resin Industry Association show that the total output value of Global epoxy PCB was estimated at 51.5 billion U.S. dollars, down 45, compared with 2007. The market value may be a negative growth 12% in epoxy resin PCB industry this year. However, China is still the most potential market under the [...]
German PCB Market Shows Betterment in June
Revenues for the German PCB market shows improvement in June, growing 10% compared to the previous month, according to the German Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (ZVEI) and VdL. Compared to year-ago levels, the value is just above one third, but industry observers attribute this to current global economic conditions.
The incoming orders are unusually low, [...]
