Due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus, many industries and industry chains are affected, such as the mobile phone industry. According to de-authoritative reports, due to the impact of the epidemic,PCB iPhone production has slowed down, resulting in a 10% drop in shipments in the first quarter about. However, according to industry insiders in Taiwan ’s PCB industry, despite the outbreak of a new type of coronavirus flu, PCB shipments are still optimistic because China is actively constructing 5G infrastructure. The impact is limited.
The consumer terminal market is volatile, and the continuation of the new coronavirus epidemic will definitely curb consumer buying sentiment, which will affect the shipment of mobile phones, mobile devices and notebook computers. However, this is not the case for the 5G infrastructure market, because customers will only postpone rather than cut orders. Although shipments are not expected to rebound to normal levels in the short term, they may rebound as early as the second quarter of this year. The PCB industry is also slowly ushering in spring in this winter.