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Article: Consumer electronics reign supreme: Asian control of cell phone and IC substrate production propels growth.(WORLD MARKETS)
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- Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture
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- March 1, 2007
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For most companies in the PCB industry, 2006 was a terrific year in spite if the high cost of materials that negatively impacted margins. The growth came mainly from Asia, which is not too surprising. The PCB industry in the western world was steady but had no substantial growth, though a number of companies had a good year. Let us analyze the results of 2006 and attempt to make a forecast for 2007.
World PCB Production
Numbers tell the best story. TABLE 1 shows the world PCB output and forecast.
If this author's assessment is correct, the world saw a 14.5% growth in 2006, growing to almost $48.6 billion total production. China had nearly a 25% ...