The PCB industry is clearly divided into upstream, downstream and downstream. The upstream industry includes suppliers of raw materials such as glass fiber, ink and copper clad laminate, the midstream industry includes suppliers of PCB production equipment, and the downstream industry covers many application fields. Industrial chain can be divided into raw materials-copper clad laminate-printed circuit board-electronic product application.
According to the use of downstream electronic products, PCB can be used in consumer electronics, automotive electronics, network communication, industrial medical care, aerospace and other fields. In the field of consumer electronics, PCB is used in mobile phones, home appliances, drones, VR devices and other products; In the field of automotive electronics, PCB is used in GPS navigation, car audio, car dashboard, car sensors and other equipment; In the field of network communication, PCB is used in optical module, filter, communication backplane, communication base station antenna and other equipment; In the industrial medical field, PCB is used in industrial computers, frequency converters, measuring instruments, medical displays and other equipment; In the aerospace field, PCB is used in aircraft, aerial remote sensing system, aerial radar and other equipment.
After decades of development, PCB industry has become a global industry, but in recent years, the total production capacity has shown a sluggish development trend. According to the data of China Commercial Industry Research Institute, the global PCB market output value reached 54.2 billion US dollars in 20 16, which was 2% lower than that in 20 15, but it is still the industry with the largest proportion of electronic components sub-industry. In the future, driven by the sustainable development of the global electronic information industry, the global PCB market is expected to maintain a growth rate of about 2%. The industry moves eastward, and the mainland stands out. The focus of PCB industry has been shifted to Asia, and the production capacity of Asia has been further transferred to the mainland, forming a new industrial pattern. Before 2000, 70% of the global PCB output value was distributed in Europe, America (mainly North America) and Japan. With the continuous transfer of production capacity, the output value of PCB in Asia is close to 90% of that in the world, and it is the dominant PCB in the world, while Chinese mainland has become the region with the highest PCB production capacity in the world. At the same time, in recent years, the production capacity in Asia has shifted from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Province Province to Chinese mainland, which makes the PCB production capacity in Chinese mainland increase by 5%~7% higher than the global level. In 20 17, the output value of PCB in China will reach 28.972 billion USD, accounting for more than 50% of the global output value.