软板行业最早在日本兴起，时间大约是2002年。日本外的软板行业自2003年开始萌芽，2005年飞速扩展，2006年则出现下滑，2007年年中软板行业落至谷底，2008年开始复苏。
 
　　在2005年，软板行业门槛低，利润高，吸引一大批企业进入。进入2006年，竞争变得日益激烈，供大于求的现象非常严重，很多企业为了生存不得不将价格一降再降，甚至赔本经营。同时，软板产业的下游客户，如大型的EMS厂家，增设软板部门，不再外包软板业务，导致软板行业雪上加霜。

　　2007年是软板行业风雨飘摇的一年。首先是利润大幅度下滑，软板大厂M-FLEX 2007财年的净利润只有300万美元，而2006财年净利润达4040万美元，净利润下滑了93%。香港上市的佳通科技2007财年亏损2980万美元，而其2006财年则盈利1240万美元。其次是销售额下降，台湾第一大软板厂嘉联益，2004年销售额77.9亿台币，之后连续3年下滑，2007年销售额为65.41亿台币。再次是毛利率下滑，嘉联益2004年毛利率是29%，2007年下降到12%。韩国第一大软板企业Young Poong则将软板业务从上市公司里剥离，以免投资人的脸色太难看。大厂尚且如此，小厂就直接倒闭 。

　　小厂的大量倒闭给软板行业带来了机会，软板行业自2008年初开始复苏。但是软板行业又面临了新的难题，这就是经济下滑。2008年伊始，全球经济出现了下滑的势头，高涨的油价，次贷危机，粮食价格暴涨。全球经济进入下降通道，尤其是新兴国家。软板的需求下滑源于消费类电子产品。 经济处于下降通道时，首先遭受打击的就是这些非刚性需求的消费类电子产品的需求：包括手机、笔记本电脑、平板电视、液晶显示器、数码相机、DV等产品。
日本企业是个例外，它们占据技术最高端。即便是行业普遍不景气的2007年，日本软板行业无论利润和销售额或者毛利率，不仅没有下降，还有所上升。

2007年全球前13大软板企业收入统计

Flexible printed circuit or FPC, industry emerged firstly in Japan, which was about the year of 2002, and began appearing in other countries in 2003. In 2005, the industry developed rapidly, but not long after it began declining in the following year. The industry fell to the bottom in 2007 and started recovering in 2008.

In 2005, FPC industry had a low market entry threshold and a high profit, which had lured a large number of companies into the market. However, in the following year, competition in the industry became increasingly fierce and oversupply also became increasingly serious, forcing many companies to cut prices for survival or even operate in red. Meanwhile, downstream clients of FPC industry, like large EMS manufacturers, built their own FPC production lines to stop outsourcing FPC business, which was another heavy blow to the FPC industry.

2007 was a turbulent year to the FPC industry. Firstly of all, the profit dropped sharply. M-FLEX, a major FPC manufacturer, only achieved a net profit of US$3 million in fiscal year 2007 in comparison with that of US$40.4 million in fiscal year 2006, down 93% year on year. Besides, Jiatong Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, made a total loss of US$29.8 million in fiscal year 2007, compared to a total profit of US$12.4 million in fiscal year 2006. Secondly, there was a drop in sales revenue. For instance, Career Technology (MFG) Co., Ltd., Taiwan’s largest FPC company, has had a declining in sales revenue for three years consecutively since 2004, with its sales revenue falling to NT$6.54 billion in 2007 from NT$7.79 billion posted in 2004. Thirdly, gross profit margin dropped. In 2004, the gross profit margin of Career Technology (MFG) was 29%, but it decreased to 12% in 2007. Moreover, South Korean largest FPC producer Young Poong had to split its FPC business from the listed company so as to appease investors. Other small FPC manufacturers went bankruptcy directly.

However, the closedown of a large number of small FPC companies has brought opportunities to the FPC industry. The industry began to recover from the early beginning of 2008. Unfortunately, the FPC industry is faced with another predicament of a global economic slowdown, skyrocketing oil prices, sub-prime lending crisis and grain price hikes. A decreasing demand for consumer electronics including handset, notebook, flat panel TV, LCD, digital camera and DV, is the key reason behind the fall in FPC demand.

However, the Japanese FPC producers with the state-of-the-art technology are the exceptions. Even if when the industry was in a downturn in 2007, their sales revenue and gross profit margin all rose instead of drop.

Revenue of Global Top 13 FPC Producers, 2007

第一章：全球PCB产业概况 
1.1、全球PCB产业格局 
1.2、中国PCB产业概况 
1.3、全球传统PCB（硬板）产业格局 
1.4、全球软板产业格局 

第二章 软板简介 
2.1、软板种类及发展状况 
2.2、全球软板产业近况 
2.3、全球软板产业下游市场概况 
2.4、软硬板简介 
2.5、软硬板应用领域与市场研究 
2.6、高密度软板及应用领域研究 
2.7、高密度软板发展趋势与技术要求 

第三章 软板上游产业研究 
3.1、FCCL产业研究 
3.1.1 FCCL构成 
3.1.2、2L FCCL与3L FCCL对比 
3.2、FCCL厂家研究 
3.2.1、台虹科技 
3.2.2、新扬科技 
3.2.3、广州宏仁电子工业有限公司 
3.2.4、亚洲电材股份有限公司 
3.2.5、昆山雅森电子材料科技有限公司 
3.2.6、九江福莱克斯有限公司 
3.2.7、中山市东溢电子材料有限公司 
3.2.8、华烁电子化学材料有限公司 
3.2.9、深圳丹邦柔性覆合铜板有限公司 
3.2.10、杜邦太巨 
3.2.11、长捷士 
3.2.12、律胜科技 

第四章 软板厂家研究 
4.1、Nippon Mektron 
4.2、珠海紫翔电子科技有限公司 
4.3、旗胜科技股份有限公司 
4.4、Fujikura 
4.5、Sony Chemical 
4.6、索尼凯美高电子（苏州）有限公司 
4.7、Nitto Denko（日东电工） 
4.8、日东电工（苏州）有限公司 
4.9、Sumitomo Denko（住友电气） 
4.10、Parlex 
4.11、上海伯乐电路板有限公司 
4.12、M-Flex 
4.13、M-FLEX苏州维讯厂 
4.14、埃姆西特炯通（沈阳）电子有限公司 
4.15、毅嘉 
4.16、雅新 
4.17、欣兴电子 
4.18、相互股份 
4.19、厦门新福莱科斯电子有限公司 
4.20、统嘉 
4.21、台郡科技 
4.22、深圳市嘉之宏电子有限公司 
4.23、上海华仕德电路技术有限公司 
4.24、景旺电子（深圳）有限公司 
4.25、嘉联益 
4.26、百稼科技（苏州）有限公司 
4.27、佳通科技 
4.28、佳鼎科技精密电子事业部 
4.29、华通 
4.30、番禺安捷利 
4.31、深圳丹邦 
4.32、中山元盛 
4.33、珠海宏广（东大） 
4.34、广州诚信 
4.35、深圳金柏 
4.36、金达电路板 
4.37、安柏电路板 
4.38、深圳华旭达 
4.39、深圳晶硅科技 
4.40、深圳拓普康 
4.41、深圳九天 
4.42、Young Poong（永丰电子株式会社） 
4.43、Interflex 
4.44、SI Flex 

1. Overview of Global PCB Industry
1.1 Global PCB Industry Pattern
1.2 Overview of China PCB Industry
1.3 Global Conventional PCB (Rigid Printed Circuit Board) Industry Pattern
1.4 Global FPC Industry Pattern

2. Introduction to FPC
2.1 FPC Variety and Development
2.2 Latest Developments of Global FPC Industry
2.3 Downstream Markets of Global FPC Industry
2.4 Introduction of Rigid-Flex Board
2.5 Rigid-Flex Board Applications and Market Study
2.6 High-Density FPC Applications
2.7 Development Trend of Technical Requirements of High-Density FPC

3. Study on FPC Upstream Industry
3.1 FCCL Industry
3.1.1 Constituents of FCCL
3.1.2 Comparison between 2L FCCL and 3L FCCL
3.2 FCCL Manufacturers
3.2.1 Taiflex Scientific
3.2.2 ThinFlex Corp.
3.2.3 Guangzhou Hongren Electronic Industry Co., Ltd.
3.2.4 AEM Co., Ltd
3.2.5 Kunshan Aplus Tec. Corporation
3.2.6 Jiujiang Flex Co., Ltd.
3.2.7 Dongyi High-tech Material Co., Ltd.
3.2.8 Huashuo Electronic Chemical Material Co., Ltd
3.2.9 Shenzhen Danbang FCCL Co., Ltd.
3.2.10 Du Pont Wirex Ltd
3.2.11 RCCT 
3.2.12 Mircrocosm Technology Co., Ltd

4. FPC Manufacturers
4.1 Nippon Mektron 
4.2 Zhuhai Zixiang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
4.3 Mectec
4.4 Fujikura 
4.5Sony Chemical 
4.6 Sony Chemicals Corporation (Suzhou)
4.7 Nitto Denko 
4.8 Nitto Denko (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
4.9 Sumitomo Denko
4.10 Parlex 
4.11 Parlex (Shanghai) Circuit Co., Ltd.
4.12 M-Flex 
4.13 M-FLEX (Suzhou)
4.14 GTS (Shenyang) Electronic Co., Ltd
4.15 Ichia Electronics (Z.S) Co., Ltd 
4.16 Yahsin
4.17 Unimicron
4.18 Mutual-Tek Industries Co., Ltd.
4.19 Xiamen NewFlex Electronics Co., Ltd
4.20 Tongjia Technology Co., Ltd
4.21Flexium Interconnect, Inc
4.22 Shenzhen Jiazhihong Electronic Co., Ltd.
4.23 Shanghai World Circuit Technology Co., Ltd
4.24KinWong Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
4.25 Career Technology (MFG.) Co., Ltd.
4.26 Baijia Science and Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
4.27Global Flex (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
4.28 TC Precision Electronics Division
4.29 Compeq
4.30 AKM Electronics Industrial Ltd
4.31Shenzhen Danbond Technology Co., Ltd
4.32 Topsun & FPC Technology Co., Ltd.
4.33 Zhuhai Hongguang Electronic Co., Ltd.
4.34Guangzhou Sincere Flex Circuits Co., Ltd.
4.35 Compass Technology Co., Ltd
4.36 Jinda Printed Circuits Co., Ltd.
4.37 Onpress Printed Circuits Limited
4.38 Shenzhen Huaxuda Precision Circuit Technology Co., Ltd
4.39 Shenzhen Silicon Technology Co., Ltd
4.40 Shenzhen Topscom Electronics Co., Ltd
4.41Shenzhen City Nine Days Development Co., Ltd
4.42Young Poong 
4.43Interflex 
4.44 SI Flex