PCB (Printed Circuit Board), as a bridge for carrying electronic components and connecting circuits, is an indispensable electronic component in modern electronic information products. Its manufacturing development trend presents the following characteristics:
First, the market scale continues to grow.
In recent years, with the increasing demand for AI servers, the acceleration of electrification and intelligence of automobiles, and the popularization of technologies such as 5G and cloud computing, the PCB industry has ushered in new development opportunities and the market scale has continued to expand. It is predicted that the PCB market scale in China will continue to maintain a strong growth momentum in the next few years, and the market scale will be further expanded due to the continuous strengthening of downstream demand for AI servers, automotive electronics, communications and consumer electronics, as well as the promotion of technological progress and industrial application expansion.
Second, technological upgrading and innovation
High-density: With the more prominent requirements of electronic products for high-density PCB, high-end products such as packaging substrates and multilayer boards will grow rapidly. This requires PCB manufacturers to continuously improve their production technology and technical level to meet the market demand for high-density and high-precision PCB.
Green environmental protection: the promotion of environmental protection policy and the increasing demand of consumers for environmental protection products will make green PCB products become the development trend of the market. PCB manufacturers need to actively adopt environmentally friendly materials and processes to reduce pollution and emissions in the production process.
Application of new technologies: The application of new technologies such as copper electroplating technology in PCB manufacturing will be gradually popularized. Copper electroplating technology can effectively reduce the cost through "silver removal", and the copper grid line has stronger conductivity, which can improve the absolute conversion efficiency of the battery, making copper electroplating an important technical route to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency.
Third, product diversification and structural upgrading
PCB products are diversified and have the trend of structural upgrading. Driven by high-end consumer electronics industries such as servers/data storage and mobile phones, the proportion of high-end PCB products such as HDI boards and IC carrier boards has gradually increased. In addition, new PCB products such as flexible board and rigid-flexible combination board are also developing and growing. The appearance and popularization of these products will further enhance the overall technical level and market competitiveness of the PCB industry.
Fourth, industry consolidation and coordinated development
With the continuous development of PCB industry, industry consolidation and collaborative development will become an important trend. PCB manufacturers need to establish close cooperative relations with upstream raw material suppliers, downstream electronic component manufacturers and terminal electronic product manufacturers to jointly promote the optimization, upgrading and coordinated development of the industrial chain. By integrating industrial chain resources, the overall operational efficiency and market competitiveness will be improved.
V. Intelligent Manufacturing and Automated Production
Intelligent manufacturing and automatic production will become the important development direction of PCB manufacturing industry. By introducing advanced intelligent manufacturing technology and automation equipment, production efficiency and product quality are improved, and production costs and labor costs are reduced. At the same time, intelligent manufacturing and automated production will also help improve the flexibility and response speed of PCB manufacturers, and better meet the market demand and customer demand.
To sum up, the PCB manufacturing industry will continue to maintain a strong growth momentum in the next few years, and it will show development trends such as technological upgrading and innovation, product diversification and structural upgrading, industry consolidation and collaborative development, and intelligent manufacturing and automated production.
