PCB sector’s output value expected to hit record highBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterThe output value of Taiwan’s printed circuit board (PCB) industry is expected to reach a record high this year, despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) said yesterday. The PCB industry had “no reason to be optimistic about 2020 at the beginning of the year,” the association said in a report. “The overall performance of Taiwanese companies [with domestic operations] has been better than that of Taiwanese companies in China,” the association said. China operations accounted for 62.5 percent of Taiwanese PCB makers’ total output in the third quarter, down 1 percent from the previous quarter, it said. Due to capacity constraints and supply shortages, IC substrates would still be the main growth engine for Taiwan’s PCB industry,” the association said.

Source: Taipei Times December 14, 2020 15:56 UTC