Worldwide printed circuit board output grew 23.8% year-over-year in 2010, fueled by - where else? - China, which grew 37%. Considering the ongoing and near-term expansion taking place in China, the nation's PCB output will outpace all other regions per TABLE 1. The 101 largest (by revenue) fabricators produced approximately 80% of the total worldwide output in 2010. As we've noted many times, there is a clear trend that the bigger companies grow faster than the smaller ones.
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