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Japan PWB Shipments Up 15% in October |
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Written by Philip Buonpastore
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Wednesday, 26 December 2007 |
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TOKYO -- October shipments of PWBs reached $822
million in Japan, up 15.1% sequentially, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said. Shipments totaled
2.28 million sq. meters, up 8.1%.
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increase in volume was reportedly not due to any single product, with all
markets segments experiencing a rebound. The multi-layer rigid circuit board
segment posted significant increases, with four and six to eight layer boards
increasing 26.6% and 41.6% respectively compared to the previous month.
Flexible
circuits were up 8.3% and module circuits were up 10.1%, however, volume from
single-sided flexible circuits remained flat.
Volume from double & multi-layer flexible circuits continued to
increase. While volume levels remain high
for the rigid module circuit segment, shipments for the past month seemed to
show a slight weakness. Shipments for
other module circuits remained sluggish during October, but manufacturers
report optimism for this segment since demand has turned upward. |
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