Global connector market in 2001 due to the world economic downturn and the impact of electronics and information industry as a whole.a negative growth of 23%.But since 2002, along with computer and communications products market growth, the global connector market recovery has begun.Market in 2002 to 27 billion U.S. dollars to restore the level of sales, compared with 5.4% growth in 2001.Connector region in the global market in 2002.Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan), the fastest growing market, followed by North America sales increased 8.6%.sales increase of 7.4% in the Japanese market.European markets, as well as other regional markets and the growth rates were 2.9% 2.4%,3%.

    China connector market fluctuations on the world market has brought about a tremendous impact.In recent years, computer,communications and consumer electronic products such as connectors and network industries in the upper reaches of China's rapid development.China connector market has maintained an annual growth rate of more than 20%.However, in 2001, due to the impact of the severe downturn in the international market.China connector market growth slipped to 9.1%, its lowest level in recent years.Since 2002, as the recovery of the world market, China connector market has started to recover relatively high growth.The annual total sales reached 1.652 billion connector market only, 11.8% growth over 2001.Total sales reached 8.8 billion yuan, an increase of 11.3% over 2001's 7.9 billion yuan.

    In recent years, China's rapid growth is attributed first to link the domestic market for the computer industry has developed rapidly.Connector products are currently concentrated in the computer field.Connector manufacturers gradually in recent years, some communications and network products to the field.Connector products from the overall application, the government still focus on computer fields.Connect to the computer field in 2002 China's market demand for products only reached 710 million.Connector market accounts for 43% of total sales.With communications network products and the rapid development of manufacturing in China,communication and network connector products have become the second largest domestic demand fields,2002 required the connector to 330 million, accounting for 20% of the total market.In addition, consumer and industrial electronics and instrumentation connectors domestic market is an important application areas.

    China connector market in 2002 from the product composition, sales of low-frequency connector is the largest market productsits sales of 10.96 billion sales accounted for two-thirds of total domestic market connector.Among them, rectangular connector still occupy the mainstream market, in 2002 only the first half of the year reached 1.021 billion.market accounted for 61.8% of total sales.Due to the rapid development of the domestic telecommunications equipment industry, the market demand for various RF connector quickly,Chip RF Connector with the same period in 2002 sales growth reached 18.1%.The connector has become the fastest growing market demand for products.

Foreign investment to promote the development of China Connector Industry

    Taking linked with the development of the industry, the development of early domestic connector industry is closely associated with the building of national defense.In 1950-1970,China connector production mainly from the former Ministry of Electronics Industry, the Ministry of Industry and aerospace enterprises, and local state-owned enterprises, subordinates,Connector applied to the production of radar equipment, communications equipment, navigation equipment, electronic measuring instruments and other electronic equipment.In 1980, with the progressive development of the Chinese electronics industry.Connector gradually applied to the production of black and white / color TV and other consumer electronic products.Since entering in 1990, China's foreign policies and measures to encourage the promotion, the Taiwan region of China.China's Hong Kong region and the United States, Japan, Europe connector to the Chinese mainland enterprises have invested.Including AMP, molex, Berg,Amphenol connectors and other internationally renowned enterprises all over the world, almost Connector manufacturers have moved their production bases to mainland China.The influx of direct foreign investment in China led to the rapid development of the connector industry.Chinese enterprises engaged in production and processing connector has been developed to more than 600 (more than half of them foreign)employees reach 200,000 people.

    Connector foreign investment in domestic manufacturing enterprises that Taiwanese firms to occupy a pivotal positionAbout half of Taiwan over the past few years Connector mainland enterprises to invest and set up factories representative enterprises including Foxconn.Even development is Wei Long Connector at large companies such as Taiwan,As of the 2002 Taiwan enterprises in the Mainland of the connector has exceeded 250.Connector domestic enterprises accounted for more than one-third of the total number.These connectors Taiwan-funded enterprises are mainly distributed in the Pearl River Delta region, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Suzhou in the Yangtze River Delta region.Kunshan others, the areas around Beijing and Tianjin have become hot spots for Taiwan enterprises to invest in connecting devices.

    The large number of foreign enterprises to make investment and set up factories in China connector rapidly expanding production scale.Connector products, domestic production has more than two billion only.With the expansion of production and exports is also growing internal connector.China's export volume in 2002 reached 808 million connector only, 11.8% growth over 2001.exports amounted to 794 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 15.2% over 2001.China connector products export market, mainly in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia and other regions.

    Connector manufacturers from mainland China's situation, the total number of enterprises in its 300%and distribution in 25 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.Zhejiang and Jiangsu which is the most concentrated distribution of the two provinces.And foreign-invested enterprises, Chinese mainland connector manufacturers generally smaller scale production, development starting point,ability to develop innovative products and technology performance, process technology and international level, there are certain discrepancies.Mainly concentrated in the middle and lower ends of their products with market potential of high-speed micro-chip connectors and connecting devices.only a handful of enterprises can produce.

China connector market is enormous potential for development

    The next five years, with the continued development of the electronic information industry, the Chinese market will continue to expand the demand for connector products.Connector market is expected in the next five years, China will maintain an average annual increase of 14%.much higher than the 7% growth expected in the world market.By 2005, China connector market is expected to reach sales of 25.11 billion,sales will reach 14.58 billion yuan,Connector market sales to China in 2007 is expected to reach 32.31 million.sales will reach 18.76 billion yuan, China will be the world's most development potential connector markets in the world.

    Connector hot on the future development of the market, with all kinds of computers,mobile communications,notebook computers and PDA products, the vigorous development of miniaturized and high-density,high transmission speed connector has become the development trend.Now, the use of connector components are philatelic products form small, thin and very high performance,This connector products for micro and small distance towards the direction of development.At present, partitioned connector products have begun to use large quantities of the chip 0.5mm connector.In the mobile information terminal products have begun to use more small mass of the Schmalfilm - 0.4mm connector products.In notebook computers and PDA and other electronic products, the majority of FDC connectors used in these fields.Connector 0.3 to 0.5 mm spacing FDC products will be more widely used.In addition, notebook computers, digital cameras and other electronic products are increasingly used to make high-precision LCD screen.SX-GA applicable to this type of high-precision LCD screen LCD connector will become the next hot market.With the LCD screen with shows such as digital DVI connector will be rapid development.In addition to these products, high-speed signal transmission link, connecting rod storage devices, as well as for WDM.DWDM optical fiber transmission and wireless LAN connector and related small coaxial connector market demand is gradually expanding.These new connector products will become a new hot growth market driven.