Japan PCB Market to Grow 8.3% in 2001

摘要

In a sharp rebuke to reports of a global downturn, the PCB industry in Japan will grow 8.3 percent this year, reaching $13.45 billion (1.6 trillion yen at 119:$1), according to a forecast from the Japan Printed Circuit Association released in early June. Or will it? The results are part of an annual survey conducted by JPCA. Over 700 Japanese manufacturers of PCBs and assemblies were surveyed, with 404 responding. Japanese PCB makers are decreasing production of single- and double-sided PCBs for home appliances, while increasing the proportion of higher-density PCBs such as buildup multilayer, module, and flexible PCBs. However, the survey was conducted between December and January, JPCA acknowledges, when the current slowdown was "not foreseeable."