KINGS PARK, NY – PCB manufacturers will see global revenues grow to more than $76 billion in 2012, up from more than $50 billion in 2007, reports Visant Strategies.
A newly published report, “Printed Circuit Board: World Outlook,” reviews industry changes and success story case studies.
Global revenues for PCBs are provided for many categories through 2012, such as HDI/Microvia PCBs; single, double and multi-layer PCBs; rigid, flex or rigid-flex PCBs; PCBs by end-product sector, and for PCBs using substrates such as Alumina, FR4, and Beryllium Oxide, among others.
The study is said to detail how regional shifts in PCB production and usage will continue through 2012. According to the report, the Asia-Pacific region will continue to expand in PCB production, as revenues for the region will increase by more than 60% from 2007 to 2012.
PHOENIX, AZ – Electronic component distributor Avnet Inc. reported net income of $124.7 million for the fourth quarter, up 53% year-over-year.
The company said revenue increased 17% to $4.24 billion year-over-year.
Avnet said it expects first-quarter sales of $4 billion to $4.2 billion.
SAN JOSE, CA – EMS company Sanmina-SCI Corp. announced the production of what the company believes is the world's first PCB with embedded ESD protection, covering 100% of the components on the board.
SAN JOSE, CA – Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments continued to grow, increasing nearly 5% during the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group.
Total area shipments were up about 12% year-over-year, said SEMI.
Total area shipments were up about 12% year-over-year, said SEMI.
"Despite recent concerns regarding the health of the industry, wafer shipments continue to increase,” said Dr. Volker Braetsch, chairman SEMI SMG and corporate vice president of Siltronic AG. ”Growth is primarily coming from 300 mm shipments, which in the second quarter accounted for roughly 35% of the total silicon area shipped.”
STAMFORD, CT – The top five consumers of semiconductors last year, ranked in order, were Hewlett-Packard, Dell Inc., Nokia Oyj, Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., according to Gartner Inc.
HP consumed about $14 billion worth of chips, about 5% of the total output of the semiconductor industry, according to Gartner.
Dell and Nokia both took in about $12 billion in chips; Motorola used $11 billion and Samsung used about $10 billion, reported the research firm.
The top 50 consumed about $161 billion in semiconductors, or about 61% of global production. These firms had a higher percentage in communications electronics: 32% versus 26% for the market overall, said Gartner.
PEMBROKE, BERMUDA – Tyco Electronics Ltd. reported a loss of $1.37 billion in the third quarter, mostly as a result of a class action settlement and separation costs.
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