Global Flexible Printed Circuit Board Industry

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Canada Japan Europe Asia-Pacific Latin America Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/3704473/I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1 Disclaimers.............. I-2 Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2 Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3 Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.............. II-1 Prelude.............. II-1 Market Outlook.............. II-2 Asia-Pacific Continues to Dominate Global Market II-3 Mobile End-use Segment - A Major Market II-3 A Peek into Flexible PCB Market Evolution over the Years II-3 Key Flexible Circuit Configurations and Applications II-4 Rigid-flex Circuits Extend Flexible Circuit Application to More Rugged Environments..............II-4 Competitive Landscape..............II-5 Japanese Companies Rule the Roost II-5 Table 1: Competition in the Global Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market (2012-2014): Revenues in US$ Million for Top Ten Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-6 Currency Fluctuations Change Fortunes of Market Players II-72. MARKET TRENDS AND GROWTH DRIVERS..............II-8 Inherent Product Advantages Fuel Market Growth II-8 Key Benefits of Flexible Circuits II-8 Superior Packaging Flexibility - Key Attribute of FPCs Expanding Applications Market II-9 Circuit Designing Evolves as End Product Developers Seek Miniaturization.............. II-9 Thinner Materials Witness Tremendous Adoption to Realize Smaller Geometries.............. II-10 Flex-to-Fit Approach Opens New and Exciting Opportunities II-10 Customer Requirements Drive Innovations for Substrate Manufacturers.............. II-11 New Designing Tools Improve Competitiveness of Rigid-Flex Circuits.............. II-11 Substrate Material Choice - Key to High-Frequency Application II-12 Increasing Laminate Material Choice Poses Fabrication Challenges; Additives Comes to Rescue II-13 Stretchable Circuits Garner Significant Interest as Novel Interconnection Alternative..............II-14 Material and Design Advancements Enable Stretchable Interconnects in Flexible Circuits II-14 New Stretchable Materials Expand Potential of Design Innovations II-14 FPC Drilling and Cutting Shift to More Efficient Methods II-15 Recent Technological Advances in Flex Circuits II-16 'Light as a Feather' - New Technology Takes Flexible Circuits to New Level.............. II-16 Technological Advances thwart Material Limitations for Transparent Flex Circuits..............II-17 Super-Thin Nanoscale Circuits Promise Tremendous Computing Power, Open New Design Possibilities II-18 Chemically Doped Nanotubes Emulate Silicon Circuits in Handling Power Fluctuations..............II-183. APPLICATION MARKETS..............II-19 Overview of End-Use Markets..............II-19 Major Applications of Flexible Printed Circuit Boards II-19 Automotive.............. II-19 Computers.............. II-20 Select Applications of Flexible Circuits in Computing II-20 Consumer Electronics..............II-20 Select Applications of Flexible Circuits in Consumer Electronics II-20 Defense and Aerospace..............II-20 Select Applications of Flexible Circuits in Aerospace and Defense Sectors.............. II-21 Displays.............. II-21 Mobile Phones.............. II-21 Other End Markets.............. II-22 Select Applications of Flexible Circuits in Communications II-22 Select Applications of Flexible Circuits in Medical Devices II-23 End Applications - Select Market Trends II-23 Growing Autoelectronics Market to Drive Consumption of Flex Circuits.............. II-23 Wireless Telecommunications Spawning Significant Demand II-23 Moderate Growth in HDD Sector & Market Prospects II-23 Robust Outlook for Wearables to Benefit Flex Circuit Demand II-24 Table 2: World Wearable Electronics Market by Geographic Region (2014 & 2020): Breakdown of Value Sales in US$ Million for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-26 Flexible Circuits Penetrate Myriad Devices in Wearable Technologies.............. II-26 Challenges Exist for Flex Circuits in Wearables II-27 Deceleration in Smartphone Market Growth Limits Flex Circuit Demand.............. II-27 Table 3: World Smartphones Market by Geographic Region (2014 & 2020): Breakdown of Volume Shipments in Thousand Units for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-28 Display Market Slowdown to Affect Flexible Circuits Demand II-29 Reliable Interconnection Benefits Drive Use of Flexible and Stretchable Electronics in Space Applications II-294. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.............. II-31 Flexible Circuits - An Introduction II-31 Introduction to Flexible Circuit Technology II-31 History and Evolution of Flexible Circuits II-31 Types of Flexible Circuits..............II-32 Single Layered Flexible Circuits II-32 Single Layered Single-Sided Flexible Circuits II-32 Single Layered Double-Sided Flex Circuits II-32 Multilayered Flex Circuits..............II-32 Rigid-Flex Circuits..............II-33 Other Select Types of Flexible Circuits II-33 Double Access Flexible Circuits II-33 Sculptured Flex.............. II-33 Backplanes.............. II-33 Rigid and Flexible PCBs - The Evolution II-34 Tracing Evolution of Applications of Electronic Rigid-Flex PCBs II-35 An Evaluation of Differences in Rigid and Flex Materials II-36 Materials Used in Flexible Circuit Manufacture II-37 Base Material.............. II-37 Polyimide.............. II-37 Polyester.............. II-38 Polyimide Vs Polyester..............II-38 Polyester and Polyimide: A Comparison II-39 New Substrates.............. II-39 Conductor Materials..............II-39 Copper as a Conducting Material II-39 Non-Copper Metal Foils..............II-40 Promising Direct Apply Technologies II-40 Adhesives.............. II-41 Polyimide Adhesives..............II-41 Polyester Adhesives..............II-41 Epoxies and Modified Epoxies II-41 Acrylic Adhesives.............. II-42 Supplementary Adhesives..............II-42 Protective Coatings..............II-42 Selection of Cover-lay Film..............II-42 Benefits of Coverlay..............II-42 Benefits of Cover Coatings..............II-43 Manufacturing of Flexible Circuits II-43 The Two Generic Methods of Manufacturing II-43 Subtractive Method of Producing Flexible Circuits II-43 Image Resist.............. II-44 Resist Removal.............. II-44 Placement of Cover Layer..............II-44 Creation of Outlines and Holes II-44 Testing and Verification..............II-45 Additive Method of Producing Flexible Circuits II-45 Key Advantages of Flexible Circuits II-45 Minimization of Packaging Size..............II-45 Minimization of Packaging Weight II-45 Reduction in Assembly Time & Cost II-45 Reduction in Assembly Error..............II-46 Enhancing System Reliability..............II-46 Other Benefits.............. II-465. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS II-47 Pulse Electronics Launches Plume Flexible Internal Antenna Series II-47 AirBorn Rolls Out DuraFlex Flexible Circuits II-47 Eurocircuits Launches SEMI-FLEX Flex-to-Install Rigid-Flex Solution.............. II-47 Molex Introduces Pyralux Flex Circuit Assemblies for Data Transmission Applications..............II-47 DuPont Rolls Out Pyralux® Material System for High-temperature Applications.............. II-47 Molex Rolls Out New Rigid Flex Circuits and Assemblies II-47 DKN Research Develops Metal-Free Flexible Circuits II-486. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY..............II-49 Suzhou Dongshan to Acquire MFlex II-49 Omron Inks Distribution Agreement with Hitaltech II-49 Apple Commences Testing of Flexible PCBs for iWatch II-49 Deren Electronic to Acquire Minor Stake in Shenzhen Hualin II-497. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS..............II-50 3M Company (US).............. II-50 BHflex Co., Ltd. (South Korea) II-50 Career Technology (MFG.) Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) II-51 Daeduck GDS Co., Ltd. (South Korea) II-51 Flexcom Inc. (South Korea)..............II-51 Flexium Interconnect, Inc. (Taiwan) II-51 Fujikura Ltd. (Japan)..............II-52 Ichia Technologies, Inc. (Taiwan) II-52 Interflex Co., Ltd. (South Korea) II-53 MFS Technology Ltd. (Singapore)..............II-53 Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (US) II-53 Newflex Technology Co., Ltd. (South Korea) II-54 Nippon Mektron, Ltd. (Japan)..............II-54 Nitto Denko Corporation (Japan)..............II-54 SIFlex Co., Ltd. (South Korea) II-55 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Japan) II-55 Xiamen Hongxin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (China) II-55 Zhen Ding Technology Holding Limited (Taiwan) II-568. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE..............II-57 Market by Geographic Region..............II-57 Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-57Table 5: World Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. II-58Table 6: World 14-Year Perspective for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2007, 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-59 Market by End-Use Segment..............II-60 Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by End-Use Segment - Automotive, Computers & Data Storage, Consumer Electronics, Defense & Aerospace, Displays, Mobile Phones, and Other End-Use Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-60Table 8: World Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by End-Use Segment - Automotive, Computers & Data Storage, Consumer Electronics, Defense & Aerospace, Displays, Mobile Phones, and Other End-Use Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-61Table 9: World 14-Year Perspective for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for Automotive, Computers & Data Storage, Consumer Electronics, Defense & Aerospace, Displays, Mobile Phones, and Other End-Use Markets for Years 2007, 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-62III. MARKET1. THE UNITED STATES.............. III-1 A.Market Analysis.............. III-1 Current and Future Analysis..............III-1 Product Launches..............III-1 Strategic Corporate Developments III-2 Key Players.............. III-3 B.Market Analytics..............III-4 Table 10: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4Table 11: US Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-52. CANADA.............. III-6 Market Analysis.............. III-6 Table 12: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6Table 13: Canadian Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-73. JAPAN.............. III-8 A.Market Analysis.............. III-8 Japan - The Pioneer in Flexible Circuits III-8 Key Players.............. III-8 B.Market Analytics..............III-10 Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10Table 15: Japanese Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-114. EUROPE.............. III-12 A.Market Analysis.............. III-12 Current and Future Analysis..............III-12 Product Launch.............. III-12 Strategic Corporate Development III-12 B.Market Analytics..............III-13 Table 16: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of European Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-13Table 17: European Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of European Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-14Table 18: European 14-Year Perspective for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of European Markets for Years 2007, 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-155. ASIA-PACIFIC.............. III-16 Market Analysis.............. III-16 Table 19: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - China, South Korea, Taiwan and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-16Table 20: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - China, South Korea, Taiwan and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17Table 21: Asia-Pacific 14-Year Perspective for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for China, South Korea, Taiwan and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2007, 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-185a. CHINA.............. III-19 A.Market Analysis.............. III-19 Current and Future Analysis..............III-19 China - Leading Consumer of Flexible Circuits Worldwide III-19 Surge in Domestic Phone Market Provides Ample Business for Chinese FPCB Manufacturers..............III-19 Key Player.............. III-19 B.Market Analytics..............III-20 Table 22: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20Table 23: Chinese Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-215b. SOUTH KOREA.............. III-22 A.Market Analysis.............. III-22 Current & Future Analysis..............III-22 Revenue Woes Continue for Korean Manufacturers III-22 Key Players.............. III-22 B.Market Analytics..............III-24 Table 24: South Korean Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-24Table 25: South Korean Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-255c. TAIWAN.............. III-26 A.Market Analysis.............. III-26 Current & Future Analysis..............III-26 Key Players.............. III-26 B.Market Analytics..............III-28 Table 26: Taiwanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28Table 27: Taiwanese Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-295d. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC..............III-30 A.Market Analysis.............. III-30 Current and Future Analysis..............III-30 Key Player.............. III-30 B.Market Analytics..............III-31 Table 28: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-31Table 29: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-326. LATIN AMERICA.............. III-33 Market Analysis.............. III-33 Table 30: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-33Table 31: Latin American Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-347. REST OF WORLD.............. III-35 Market Analysis.............. III-35 Table 32: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2014 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-35Table 33: Rest of World Historic Review for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards Market Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-36IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPETotal Companies Profiled: 204 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 217)The United States (64) Canada (6) Japan (8) Europe (66) - France (4) - Germany (22) - The United Kingdom (18) - Italy (6) - Rest of Europe (16) Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (70) Africa (1) Middle East (2)

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