Printed circuit board industry prospects

Printed circuit boards are widely used in communications, optoelectronics, automotive, aerospace, military, industrial precision instruments and many other fields. They are indispensable electronic components in modern electronic information products. The development level of the printed circuit board industry can be to a certain extent reflects the development speed and technical level of the electronics industry in a country or region.

PCBs are highly dependent on the upstream industry, especially copper clad laminates (CCL). CCL is the highest cost of PCB single material, accounting for about 30% of material cost.

CCL is an extremely important basic material for printed circuit boards. Printed circuit boards of various functions are selectively processed, etched, drilled and plated on a copper clad plate to make different Printed circuit. As a substrate material in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards, copper clad laminates mainly play a role in interconnecting conduction, insulation and support, and have a great influence on the transmission speed, energy loss and characteristic impedance of signals in the circuit. Therefore, the performance, quality, manufacturing processability, manufacturing level, manufacturing cost, and long-term reliability and stability of the printed circuit board largely depend on the copper clad laminate.

PCB classification is more, according to the number of circuit layers, there are single-panel, double-panel and multi-layer boards; according to the medium, there are soft board (FPC), rigid board (RPCB) and soft and hard board (RFPC); the material classification includes a fiberglass cloth substrate, a ceramic substrate, a metal substrate, and etc.

connecting circuits. It is widely used in communications electronics, consumer electronics, computers, automotive electronics, industrial control, medical equipment, defense and aerospace fields.

The global PCB industry is growing slowly, and the industry continues to shift to mainland China.

According to Prismark data,global PCB production value is expected to reach approximately US$68.81 billion by 202

2.As the global electronic information industry moves from developed to emerging countries, Asia, especially China, has gradually become the most important electronic information product production base in the world. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the focus of the PCB industry has continued to shift to the Asian region. At present, PCB production value in Asia is close to 90% of the global total, especially in China and Southeast Asia. Since 2006, China has surpassed Japan to become the world's largest PCB producer, and its PCB production and output value rank first in the world.