Sep 25, 2013
Growing Demand of Smart Handheld Devices Spurs Taiwan's Electronic Parts Production
The growth of Taiwan's electronic components industry is closely linked with the global economy and the electronic end-user production market. In recent years, due to the surging demand for low-end smartphones and tablets in the emerging markets, electronic component manufacturers in Taiwan have gained large profits, especially the ones producing PCB board, HDI board, connector, and battery.
Year
|
1st importing country(%)
|
2nd importing country (%)
|
3rd importing country(%)
|
4th importing country(%)
|
2008
|
Mainland China (Hong Kong included) (56.6%)
|
USA(8.6%)
|
Japan(5.4%)
|
South Korea(4.4%)
|
2009
|
Mainland China (Hong Kong included) (59.2%)
|
USA(7.4%)
|
South Korea(5.7%)
|
Japan(4.8%)
|
2010
|
Mainland China (Hong Kong included) (57.2%)
|
South Korea(8.6%)
|
USA(7.2%)
|
Japan(4.0%)
|
2011
|
Mainland China (Hong Kong included) (59.0%)
|
South Korea(7.9%)
|
USA(7.0%)
|
Malaysia(4.7%)
|
2012
|
Mainland China (Hong Kong included) (60.3%)
|
South Korea(7.8%)
|
USA(7.3%)
|
Japan(4.0%)
|
Source: TAITRONICS 2013