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According to Japan's electronic circuit industry

(JapanElectronicsPackagingCircuitsAssociation; JPCA) published the latest statistics show that (in the enterprise of employees in more than 50 people as an object), printed circuit board (PCB) in April 2013, Japan; Hard board + + soft board module base board) production in the same month fell 24.1% year on year to 102 square meters, declining for 8 months in a row; Yield fell 15.4% to 39.212 billion yen, the ninth consecutive month of declining. Accumulated in April 1, 2013 Japanese PCB production was of the same period last year dropped 28.7% to 407.1 square meters, yield decline by 25.9% to 1529.01 billion yen.

For variety, Japan made in April (RigidPCB) production in the same month fell 15.4% year on year to 80.6 square meters, declining for 8 months in a row; Yield fell 14.5% to 26.714 billion yen, the ninth consecutive month of declining. Soft plate (FlexiblePCB) production halved (50.1%) to 16.9 square meters, declining for 6 months in a row; Yield fell 33.3% to 4.546 billion yen, declining for 6 months in a row. Module base plate (ModuleSubstrates) production decline 11.8% to 4.5 square meters, yield fell 4.1% to 7.952 billion yen.

Accumulated in April 1, 2013 Japanese hard board production was of the same period last year dropped 18.1% to 324.6 square meters, yield decline by 23.5% to 1030.53 billion yen; Soft plate yield by 57.0% to 63.5 square meters, the yield fell 38.4% to 17.456 billion yen; Module substrate production decline 31.2% to 19.0 square meters, yield decline 25.1% to 32.392 billion yen.

Japan's main PCB supplier are Ibiden, CMK,,NipponMektron,,Fujikura, Shinko, Meiko etc.