On December 6, 2017 international printed circuit board and electronic assembly south China exhibition opened at shenzhen convention and exhibition center.In the exhibition, all kinds of intelligent automation instruments, high density circuit boards and environmental cleaning equipment and other electronic assembly applications all reflect the development trend of the global PCB industry.As we know,PCB called “the mother of electronic products,” almost all of the electronic products are inseparable from the PCB, then as a production and consumption of electronic products in China,so how is the PCB market situation?
The global PCB industry is affected by the macro economy
Since the financial crisis in 2009, the global PCB industry has generally recovered and grown.Due to the macroeconomic influence, the total output value of global PCB industry in 2010-2016 fluctuated slightly.
With the development of electronic information technology, the demand of high-end printed circuit board such as high density, high layer and HDI board will become more prominent.As PCB products technology, production equipment and technology requirements of constantly improve, the expansion cycle will be greatly extended, market demand is affected by terminal electronic products rapid development and rising.
Since 2017, the global output value of PCB industry has been recovering, which mainly reflects that the operation mode of the electronic industry has been gradually diversified,on the other hand, the PC market will continue to shrink under the influence of smartphones, wearables and artificial intelligence, and the artificial intelligence-related memories, sensors and basic communication hardware devices will become the next explosion point in 2018. It is estimated that the global PCB output in 2018 will again exceed 55 billion U.S. dollars.
China’s PCB industry is still strong
The PCB market continues to follow as electronic consumer centers continue to shift to Asia. Under such circumstances, the economic regions of Asia, such as Japan, mainland China and Taiwan, have become the major centers of consumption and production of PCBs. Since 2017, this trend has become more pronounced.
In 2014-2016 the global PCB market output decline, the total output value of China’s PCB market, but did not fall contrary to growth, far beyond Europe and the United States and other regions. Meanwhile, in the whole year of 2016, the PCB market in China alone accounted for more than half of the global PCB market with a total output value of US $ 27.123 billion.
According to the analysis, China’s PCB market is strong for the following two reasons: First, China’s cheap and abundant labor resources continue to attract foreign manufacturers to build factories in China; Second, China’s policy liberalization will lead to higher economic growth More consumption of electronic products, but also to promote mainland China continue to become the world’s largest PCB production base.
How will China develop in the future?
Since the implementation of the national industrial restructuring policy, China’s PCB industry is constantly developing, but also ushered in the cost increases, limited plant expansion and other industries turmoil, while labor and raw material costs will also drive the gradual maturity of China’s PCB industry Ahead of the transformation of the road.
Through data investigation, China PCB product structure mainly with rigid boards, composite board 4-layer boards, 6-layer boards and 8- to 16-layer IC boards, HDI boards and flexible boards, and 18 layer pcb board or more than 18 layer sales account for the relatively small, the main reason for the Chinese PCB technology is not mature and serious lack of talent.
For the future development of China’s PCB industry, the following three solutions are proposed:
First, to rationally use national policies and plan ahead for the future transformation;
Secondly, to improve the quality of products, the production scale and the accumulation of related technologies and research and development innovation, focusing on automatic intelligent production;
Thirdly, the cultivation of talents should be increased. Meanwhile, the government departments should strengthen the supervision of PCB industry governance；
Summary:
In the trend of global PCB industry’s gradual recovery, China’s PCB industry will be transformed from the capacity advantage to the technological advantage, which is also the new requirement of our industry upgrading.In this context, China’s PCB industry will continue to play an important role in the global scope, taking the road of transformation and breaking the shackles of the PCB industry step by step.
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