Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Feb. 1, 2010 - 526 Pages

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations

Disclaimers

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics

Product Definitions and Scope of Study

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

A Prelude

Noteworthy Trends & Issues

Recession Woes Plague PCB Industry

Multi-layer PCB Laminates to Cost More

Proliferation of Communications & Data Network Boosts Demand for Multi-layer PCBs

HDI Supports Elimination of Backplanes

Automotive Electronics Drives Demand for PCBs

China and Other Southeast Asian Countries Drive Growth

R&D Expenditure of PCB Manufacturers on the Rise

Shorter Product Lifecycles to Accelerate Growth

PCB Manufacturers Transition to Offer End-to-End Services

Consolidation: The New Mantra for PCB Manufacturers

Innovation Leads the Way for PCB Manufacturers

Rigid Flexible Circuit Boards - The Future Leader

Key Statistical Findings

Table 1: World Market for PCBs (2007): Breakdown of Production Value by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 2: World Market for PCBs (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Key End-Use Application Markets (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 3: World Market for PCBs (2007): Percentage Breakdown of PCB Production Value by PCB Technology (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 4: World PCB Market (2007): Top Ten Players Ranked by Revenues in US$ Billion

Table 5: World PCB Market (2006): Percentage Market Share Breakdown of Leading Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. REGIONAL MARKET OVERVIEW

2a. THE UNITED STATES

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Table 6: PCB Market in North America (2007):Percentage Market Share Breakdown of Major Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 7: PCB Production in North America (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B. Market Analytics

Table 8: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) With Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 9: US Historical Review for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) With Annual Sales in US $ Million for the Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2b. CANADA

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

B. Market Analytics

Table 10: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) With Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 11: Canadian Historical Review for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for the Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2c. JAPAN

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Table 12: PCB Production in Japan (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B. Market Analytics

Table 13: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) With Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 14: Japanese Historical Review for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with Annual Sales Figures in US $ Million for the Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2d. EUROPE

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Table 15: PCB Production in Europe (2007):Percentage Breakdown by Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B. Market Analytics

Table 16: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) With Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17: European Historical Review for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with Annual Sales Figures in US $ Million for the Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 18: European Market 13-Year Perspective for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) by Region- Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe for the Years 2003, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2e. ASIA-PACIFIC

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Lead-free PCBs to dominate in Asia

Focus on Select Regional Markets

China

Table 19: PCB Market in China (2007): Percentage Distribution of PCB Manufacturers by Region/Location (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20: PCB Production in China (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Foreign Money dominate Chinese PCB Industry

Table 21: PCB Market in China (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Investments by Foreign Companies in the Domestic Market by Country (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

South Korea

Table 22: PCB Market in Korea (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Revenue by Category (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Taiwan

Table 23: PCB Production in Taiwan (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

India

Red Tapeism Discourages Foreign Participation

Huge Demand-Supply Gap Creates Opportunities

for Local Players

Table 24: PCB Production in India (2007):Percentage Breakdown by Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Hong Kong

Table 25: PCB Production in Hong Kong (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Thailand

B. Market Analytics

Table 26: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) With Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 27: Asia-Pacific Historical Review for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with Annual Sales Figures in US $ Million for the Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 28: Asia-Pacific Market 13-Year Perspective for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) by Region- Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for China, South Korea, Taiwan and Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2003, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2f. REST OF WORLD

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

B. Market Analytics

Table 29: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) With Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30: Rest of World Historical Review for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with Annual Sales Figures in US $ Million for the Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Printed Circuit Board: A Definition

Classification of PCBs

Rigid PCBs

Single Sided Boards (SSBs) and Double Sided Boards (DSBs)

Multi-layered Boards (MLBs)

Integrated Circuits (IC) Substrate

Flexible Printed Circuits (FPCs)

General FPCs

Multi-layered FPCs

Rigid Flexible Printed Circuits

Hole & Surface Mount Technologies

Physical Composition

Manufacturing of PCBs: A Review

Patterning (Etching)

Silk Screen Printing

Photoengraving

PCB Milling

Drilling

Solder Resist and Solder Plating

Screen Printing

Testing

Select End-Uses of PCBs in Consumer Electronics

Thin Film Transistors (TFT) Screens

Plasma Display Panels (PDP)

Digital Still Cameras (DSC)

Notebook (NB)

Industrial applications

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

DDi Corp. Acquires Coretec Inc.

Firan Technology Signs Enterprise Source Deal with

Rockwell

FTG’s Circuit Division Signs US$10 million Renewal

Contract

Unimicron Technology Takes Over Phoenix Precision Technology

Endicott Interconnect Technologies Secures US$12 Million Defense Contract

Merrimac Completes Asset Sale of Filtran Microcircuits to FTG

OM Group Acquires Rockwood Holdings’ Electronic Businesses

Firan Technology Takes Over Filtran Microcircuits

Eltek Bags Major PCB Order

Suntron and Celco Ink Agreement to Manufacture PCBAs

ESO Capital Inks Agreement with Fujitsu Automation over Flying Probe Technology

PartnerTech Plans Divestment of UK-based Subsidiary PartnerTech Poole Limited

Europrint Acquires Majority Interest in PCB Power

Falcon Holdings Takes Over Elite Circuits

Anaren Takes Over Unicircuit

Elco Acquires Main Circuits Imprimés

CDR Manufacturing Inc Takes Over ACT Electronics

Falcon Holdings Took Over MBM Flexible Circuits

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Takes Control Over Unicap

EAG Inc Takes Over Nano Integrated Solutions Inc

LaBarge Takes Over Pensar Electronic Solutions

Optimum Design Associates Takes Over RockSolid Design

Circuitronics Takes Over Price Printed Circuits

LG Micron Acquired LG Electronics’ PCB Division

TCL Group Acquires Majority Stakes in GSPK Circuits

Agilent Technologies Acquired Escort Instruments

“Fondo Mezzogiorno” Acquired Stakes in SOMACIS Group

Molex Acquires AFlextech

Interplex Industries, Inc. Takes Over Circuits Imprimes Voreyziens SAS

BAE Systems Grants Contract to TTM Technologies

TTM Technologies Bags Add-On Contract

Time Sensitive Circuits to Take Over

Titan Global Holdings

IEC Electronics Takes Over Val-U-Tech Corp.

Europrint Group Acquires Controlling Stake in PCB Power

DuPont Launches Pyralux® APR Laminate WEBWIRE

Siemon Unveils Z-MAX Integrated Network Cabling Solutions

KEMET Makes Available Comprehensive Range of Capacitor Models on Mentor HyperLynx 8.0

Samsung Plans to Use 40nm Process Technology to Develop 8Gb Flex-OneNAND Memory Chip

Mentor Graphics® and AWR® Launches High Frequency PCB Co-Design

Sunstone Circuits Unveil LiveBOM™

The PCB Company Extends its Array of Services and Products

Agilent and Mentor Together Launch Industry’s First EDA Integrated Solution

Amphenol Corporation (USA)

Bulova Technologies Group (USA)

BT Manufacturing Company, LLC (USA)

CMK Corporation (Japan)

DDi Corp (USA)

Coretec Inc (USA)

Firan Technology Group (USA)

Fujikura Ltd. (Japan)

Ibiden Co. Ltd. (Japan)

KB PCB Technology Co. Ltd. (China)

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

Merix Corporation (USA)

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corporation (Taiwan)

Nippon Mektron Ltd. (Japan)

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd (Japan)

Sanmina-SCI Corporation (USA)

TTM Technologies, Inc (USA)

Tripod Technology Corporation (Taiwan)

Unimicron Technology Corporation (Taiwan)

Table 31: Global Market Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) by Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 32: Global Market Historic Review for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) by Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Independently Analyzed by Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for the Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 33: Global Market 13-Year Perspective for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) by Region- Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World for the Years 2003, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

France 10

Germany 38

The United Kingdom 47

Italy 20

Spain 4

Rest of Europe 41

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