Benefiting from the rotational support of terminal new products and new markets, the global PCB market has successfully achieved recovery and growth. According to data from the Hong Kong Circuit Board Association (HKPCA), the global PCB market will develop steadily in 2011, expected to grow by 6-9%, while China is expected to grow by 9-12%. The Taiwan Institute of Industry and Technology (IEK) analysis report predicts that the global PCB output value will increase by 10.36% in 2011, with a scale of 41.615 billion US dollars. According to Prismark's analysis data and the report released by Industrial Securities R&D Center, the changes in PCB application structure and product structure of PCB sampling manufacturers reflect the future development trend of the industry. With the decline in the output value of single/double sided boards and multi-layer boards, as well as the increase in the output value of HDI boards, packaging carrier boards, and soft boards, it indicates that the growth in fields such as computer motherboards, communication backboards, and automotive boards is relatively slow. However, HDI boards, packaging boards, and soft boards used in high-end mobile phones, laptops, and other "lightweight and short" electronic products will continue to grow rapidly.

　　North America

　　The Printed Circuit Board Association (IPC) of the United States announced that the overall book to bill ratio of North American printed circuit board manufacturers in February 2011 was 0.95, which means that for every $100 product shipped that month, only new orders worth $95 will be received. The B/B value has been below 1 for the fifth consecutive month, and there has been no substantial rebound in the industry prosperity in North America.

　　Japan

　　·The Japanese earthquake has a short-term impact on the supply of some PCB raw materials, which is conducive to the transfer of production capacity to Taiwan and mainland China in the medium to long term

　　·High end PCB manufacturers are accelerating their expansion in mainland China, and the transfer of technology, production capacity, and orders to the mainland is the trend

　　·Taiwan's Zhongshi Electronic News reported that Japan's supply chain is broken, and Chinese and South Korean PCB manufacturers will become major winners