PCB, known as the "mother of electronic system products", is a very basic information of electronic products, with broad market demand. Its downstream applications cover communication, computers, consumer electronics, industrial control medical, automotive electronics, aerospace and many other areas.

In the field of communication PCB, it is widely used in wireless networks, transmission networks, data communications, fixed network broadband, and related products touch backplanes, high-speed multilayer boards, high-frequency microwave boards, multi-functional metal substrates, etc.

Industry status

According to relevant data, the global communication PCB market in 2018 reached US $19.065 billion, accounting for about 30% of the total PCB output value. In recent years, the global base station PCB market space in the 4G period is about 5 billion to 9 billion, accounting for about 5-10% of the communication PCB market.

Developing prospects from 4G to 5G industries

According to the relevant calculations of securities companies, the use of PCBs by a single 5G base station is about 3.21 ㎡, 1.76 times the use of 4G base stations (1.825 ㎡). At the same time, due to the higher frequency of 5G communication, there is a greater demand for PCB performance, so the unit price of PCBs for 5G base stations is higher than that for 4G base stations. In general, the value of PCBs for a single base station in the 5G period is about 3 times that in the 4G period.

In addition, because the 5G spectrum is higher, the coverage of the base station is smaller. According to the calculation, the domestic 5G base station will be 1.2-1.5 times that of the 4G base station. At the same time, there will be more small base stations, so the total number of base stations brought by 5G will be much more than that of 4G. It is estimated that the new increment of the domestic 5G macro base station in the peak period of the establishment of 5G in 2023 will be 1.5 times that of the peak period of the establishment of 4G in 2015. Based on the comprehensive calculation, we think that the market scope of the communication PCB industry for base stations will be about 5 billion to 26 billion in the coming years. Compared with the 5 billion to 9 billion market in the 4G period, the PCB industry for base stations will undoubtedly grow explosively in recent years.