PCB News - SMT chip processing FPC circuit board status and prospects

1. The status quo of SMT chip processing flexible circuit board

With the continuous advancement of the society's requirements for informatization and intelligence, and almost infiltrating all walks of life, as mentioned in the article, it is now difficult to find slightly more complex electronic products that do not use FPC and FPC components. The country will further increase investment in the construction of electronic informatization in various fields, and the acceleration of the construction of electronic informatization in the downstream field will surely drive the development of FPC and FPC component operations. At the same time, 4G business has been rolled out across the country, which will also bring new opportunities for flexible printed circuit board operations.

The advantages and disadvantages of flexible circuit boards

Benefit:

(1) It can be easily twisted, wound, and folded, can be arbitrarily organized according to the space layout requirements, and can be moved and flexible in three-dimensional space, and then reaches the integration of components and wires;

(2) The use of FPC can greatly reduce the volume and weight of electronic products;

(3) FPC also has outstanding heat dissipation and solderability, easy assembly and connection, and lower cost. The planning of soft and hard combination also makes up for the slight lack of flexible substrates in component carrying capacity to a certain extent. .

shortcoming:

(1) One-time initial cost is high

Since the flexible PCB is planned and manufactured for special applications, the cost of preliminary circuit planning, wiring and photographic plates is relatively high. Unless there is a special need to use a flexible PCB, it is usually best not to use it in a small amount.

(2) It is difficult to modify and repair flexible PCBs

Once the flexible PCB is made, it is necessary to change it from the base map or the light drawing program, so it is not easy to change. The surface is covered with a protective film, which must be removed before repair and restored after repair. This is a relatively difficult task.

(3) The scale is restricted

Flexible PCBs are usually made by batch process when they are not widely available. Therefore, they are restricted by the size of the production equipment and cannot be made very long and wide.

Second, the long-term outlook of the SMT chip processing industry

I believe everyone feels the same as mine, that is, our situation in the past few months has been in the cold winter. In addition to the epidemic that caught us by surprise, there are also more shocking epidemic prevention and control in Europe and the United States.

The suspension of the entire world made all professions feel a little panic for a while. Following the strict implementation of our epidemic prevention and control measures, we took the lead in getting out of the epidemic and completing steady economic growth. Then it drives our various careers to bottom out at the end of the year. Whether it is consumption determination or consumption behavior, there is a full explosion and improvement.

So returning to the SMT patch industry itself, we can now look forward to the prospects of next year's one-stop PCBA production. Our approximate expectation is that the external environment next year is still very uncertain. With the launch of vaccines, the factors affected by the epidemic may be decreasing, but the professional competition is still in the heat.

1. The external uncertainty is first of all Yuan equipment mall

The instability of the Jinyuan equipment market is now widely recognized knowledge. The raw material market and various review and restraint measures have had an extremely severe impact on the circulation and prices of equipment. In addition, due to the rapid growth of communication products driven by new products such as 5G, the packaging capacity is tight, and upstream IC planning manufacturers have increased costs to pass on costs. The price of products has increased, and there is still no trend of improvement.

2. The launch of the new crown vaccine boosts market development expectations

According to what many experts, scholars and manufacturers have released, the end of this year to the next year is the time for the vaccine to go on the market. If the impact of the new crown can be effectively eliminated, all of our professions will enter a full-blooded resurrection period. Regarding the determination of the market The boost is a great help. Then the demand for circuit boards in various occupations will also have a significant increase.

3. The professional competition has entered the stage of "fighting bayonet"

If the impact of the epidemic can play a role in the elimination of outdated production capacity, then after the epidemic, it must be strong and strong. The surplus must either hold on to the ground or expand the territory, and it must be swallowing the market share that has been withdrawn. At the same time, insist on a stronger suppression of rivals.

The road ahead is long and rainy, and we can’t wait idiotically. Next year’s career prospects will certainly not be much better than this year, but it’s all the heroes who will survive.