The Germany's PCB Market in June

According to ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems, compared to theJune last year, the German manufacturer of printed circuit board inJune sales increased 9% sequentially and 40%.

The end of the first half increased 33%,bolstered by theweakness of the euro against the U.S. dollar. Thus contributing tothe auto industry and an important part of mechanical engineering.Strong demand from the solar energy industry has also led to thecountry's printed circuit board industry improvement.

On the other hand, orders decreased by 20% from May 2010, buthigher than in June last year, orders were up 110%. In terms ofbook-to-bill ratio, the past 12 months saw an average value of morethan 1.