The production value of PCB products rolled out by Taiwan-based makers in China and Taiwan is expected to grow by 8.8% sequentially to NT$144.2 billion ($4.54 billion) in the third quarter of 2016, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) of Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
New models released by smartphone vendors including Apple, Huawei, Samsung and Xiaomi will lead to the sequential increase in production value of PCBs produced by Taiwan-based companies in China and Taiwan during the third quarter, said IEK. The production value for third-quarter 2016 will fall 2.9% on year, however.