AUGUST 28--IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Bannockburn, IL, USA; www.ipc.org) has issued its World PCB Production and Laminate Report for 2005, which presents estimates of printed-circuit-board (PCB) production and the laminate market by country and product type worldwide. For the third consecutive year, the report indicated a market expansion at $42.6 billion; the world PCB market has almost returned to its peak in 2000.
Highlights of the report include regional summaries of PCB production covering Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. There is also commentary on flexible printed circuits, data on foreign investment in China and overseas investment by US companies, and historical data on rigid PCB production.
As forecasted, Asia has grown to nearly 80% of world PCB production, with Europe and North America losing some share. Other data show the United States slipping from fourth to fifth place among PCB-producing countries, with 10% of world production, and the United Kingdom falling out of the top ten, being replaced by the Philippines.
For more information, contact Sharon Starr, IPC director of market research, at 847-597-2817 or e-mail: [email protected].
