In recent years, my country has continuously introduced foreign advanced technology and equipment to develop the PCB industry. The output value of the PCB industry has grown rapidly and has become a global PCB manufacturing center. The data shows that the output value of my country's PCB industry has increased from US$29.73 billion in 2017 to US$34.8 billion in 2020, with an average annual compound growth rate of 5.4%, which is higher than the global average growth level. In the future, the PCB industry is expected to maintain a relatively high growth rate. It is expected that my country's PCB industry will reach US$38.15 billion in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 4.92%.

　　At this stage, my country's PCB market is still dominated by low-end products such as ordinary multi-layer boards, accounting for 47.8%. The output value of mid-to-high-end products such as high multi-layer boards, HDI boards, IC packaging substrates, flexible boards and rigid-flex boards is relatively low, and my country's overall product structure is quite different from Japan, the Americas and other regions. The data shows that HDI boards account for 17.4% of the output value of PCBs, flexible boards and rigid-flex boards account for 16.6%, high multi-layer boards account for 14.1%, and IC packaging substrates account for the smallest, 4.2%.

　　Development Prospects of PCB Industry

　　1. National industrial policy support

　　The PCB special equipment industry is a strategic industry of the national economy and is highly valued by various countries. Under the background of "Industry 4.0", the Chinese government has issued a series of industrial policies and plans to guide and promote the healthy and sustainable development of the industry. The "Thirteenth Five-Year" National Strategic Emerging Industry Development Plan promulgated by the State Council proposes: "Promote the construction of robotic automated production lines, digital workshops and smart factories with independent intellectual property rights, provide overall solutions for key industries, and promote the intelligentization of traditional manufacturing industries. Retrofit". The "Intelligent Manufacturing Development Plan (2016-2020)" promulgated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance proposes: "Vigorously promote areas with better manufacturing development levels to take the lead in realizing the intelligent transformation of advantageous industries, and actively promote the integration of underdeveloped manufacturing areas. In fact, speed up the automation and digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, and gradually develop towards intelligence.” The national policy strongly supports the upgrading and transformation of the manufacturing industry, promotes the development of the industry towards automation and intelligence, and provides a good policy environment for the rapid development of special equipment-related industries.

　　2. The continuous advancement of PCB manufacturing technology promotes the growth of the PCB special equipment market

　　With the rapid development of electronic information industries such as 5G communication equipment, smartphones and personal computers, VR/AR and wearable devices, advanced assisted driving and driverless cars, the With the rapid development of high value-added PCB products such as multi-layer flexible boards, in addition to the increasing demand for special equipment, the demand for high technology will also increase the price of special equipment, thereby promoting the rapid growth of the PCB special equipment market.

　　3. Healthy and rapid development of downstream PCB industry

　　The terminal application industries served by PCB special equipment include 5G communications, consumer electronics, automotive electronics and other industries. In recent years, a series of positive policies to encourage the development of the PCB industry have been introduced in China to guide the PCB industry into a healthy development track; at the same time, with the popularization of the mobile Internet, the upgrade of 5G communication networks, and the development of big data, emerging consumer electronics such as mobile smart terminals , automotive electronics, portable medical equipment and other electronic products market demand shows rapid growth, driving PCB manufacturers to continue to increase investment in special equipment, effectively promoting the development of the PCB special equipment manufacturing industry.

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