Connectors are an electronic device that is often in contact. Its role is very simple: to bridge the communication between the blocked or isolated circuits in the circuit, so that the current flows, so that the circuit achieves the intended function. In general terms, the connection of the connector is not limited to current. In today's rapid development of optoelectronic technology, in the optical fiber system, the carrier that transmits the signal is light, and the glass and plastic replace the wires in the ordinary circuit, but the optical signal Connectors are also used in the vias, which function the same as circuit connectors.
Last year, the output of connectors reached 46.8 billion, and the market size reached 51.5 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 17% and 15% respectively. Even in the shadow of the financial crisis, the connector market still has strong development potential.
At the same time, Asia has become the market with the most potential for connector development. According to GlobalIndustry's report, the Asian market will reach US$6.4 billion in 2010, and China will become the fastest growing and largest capacity market in the world. By 2010, China's connector market capacity will reach RMB 25.7 billion. The market will continue to grow faster than the global average. The continued downturn in the foreign market in the past two years has also enabled foreign connector manufacturers to step up their distribution in China, thus accelerating the development of the Chinese connector market.
Among them, the development of application fields puts forward new requirements for connector technology: high-speed signal transmission, digitization and integration; small size, narrow pitch, multi-function of product volume; convenience of plugging and unplugging and module combination; product Cost reduction. The field of application of connectors is expanding, and medical applications are expected to rank among the top five. Statistics show that the top five global connector sales applications are: automotive, computer and its peripherals, communications, industrial equipment and aerospace and military, while the top five applications are consumer electronics, Transportation electronics, medical electronics, communications electronics, computers and peripherals. Therefore, medical electronics will become a new growth point for connector applications. Some insiders expect that by 2011, the connector market in the medical field will reach $1.63 billion.