Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs): Market Research Report

February 2010 | 526 pages | ID: PB17A8BE5A5EN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the Global market for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) in US$ Million.

The major markets analyzed are the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World.

Annual forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015.

Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.

The report profiles 399 companies including Amphenol Corporation, Bulova Technologies Group, BT Manufacturing Company, LLC, CMK Corporation, DDi Corp, Coretec Inc, Firan Technology Group, Fujikura Ltd., Ibiden Co.Ltd., KB PCB Technology Co.Ltd, Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd., Merix Corporation, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corporation, Nippon Mektron Ltd., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.Ltd., Shinko Electric Industries Co.Ltd., Sanmina-SCI Corporation, TTM Technologies, Inc., Tripod Technology Corporation, and Unimicron Technology Corporation.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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 Imprimes
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

5.PRODUCT LAUNCHES

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

6.FOCUS ON KEY PLAYERS

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)

7.MARKET PERSPECTIVE

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)

III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 399 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 408)
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States
Canada
Japan
Europe
France
Germany
The United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)
Middle-East