J"The industry is now believed to have either bottomed out or is close to doing so", stated Walt Custer at this year’s EIPC Summer Conference. As an expample he stated that the UK’s industry saw a negative growth of 12.3% for 2008, while Europe went down around 20%.
PCBHe stated that there were a number of indices that would suggest the worst had probably been passed. Now it seems that inventory levels across the electronics industry (and inventory relative to sales, were now increasing again. In Europe, medical and military electronics were virtually the only sectors currently showing growth. The electronics industry had been especially hard hit by the large drop in automobile manufacturing, which could not be compensated elsewhere (such as with a significant growth in netbook production).
The total PCB production in 2008 was valued at around $49 billion; Nippon Mektron being the largest manufacturer worldwide. Europe now has an estimated 240 PCB manufacturers - the largest proportion of which was located in Germany (with 38% of the European production). Austria based AT&S was the largest European PCB manufacturer in 2008.
Michael Weinhold added that the European PCB production had continued to decline in value -
to below half the value of 2000. A map of China - indicating the locations of PCB manufacturers - showed an estimated 1000 companies in Southern China; and an estimated 3000 manufacturers across the entire country.
(Note: China PCB manufacturer SAYFU Technology specially produces on rigid printed circuit board; printed wiring board; mulitlayer printed circuit board; flex-rigid printed board, rigid-flex printed board; metal core printed board; heavy copper coard; power board; heavy gold board; Flexible board/Flex PCB; Bergquist Aluminum based board/Al PCB; Metal Core PCB; PCB/PWB/FPCB/FPC/MPCB/Rigid-Flex PCB)
China PCB manufacturer SAYFU Technology production type 产 品 类 型
■高频印制板（ＨＦＰＣＢ）：适用微波传输电子产品
High frequency PCB(HFPCB):suitable for electric products
with microwave transmission
■双面印制板（DPCB）：基材FR4
Double-sided PCB(DPCB):with base material of FR4
■多层印制板(MPCB)：基材FR4、PP
Multi-layer PCB(MPCB):with base material of FR4 and PP
■高密度印制板（HDIPCB）：含埋/盲孔，适用BGA电子产品
High-density PCB(HDIPCB):including built-in/blind holes,
which is suitable for BGA electric products
■铝基印制板：贝格斯铝基板，适用大功率散热电子产品
Bergquist Aluminum based board:suitable for electric products with high power heat dissipation
■多层盲孔板：适用仪器电子产品
High and multilayer printed circuit board with blind&buried via boards:suitable for instrument electric product
■厚铜板（3-10 Oz）和厚金板：适用电源产品
Heavy copper boards (3-10 Oz) and heavy gold board:suitable for power printed circuit board product
■软硬结合板：适用电脑、工业控制产品
Rigid-flex or Flex-rigid boards:suitable for computer and industry control products.
■软板(柔性线路板)：适用电脑、工业控制产品
Flexible printed circuit boards (FPCB):suitable for computer and industry control products.
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