Wearable devices create new demands for lightweight FPCs

FPC has the characteristics of lightweight, flexible, and the highest degree of fit with wearable devices, making it the preferred connecting device for wearable devices. In recent years, the scale of the wearable device market has rapidly expanded, and the FPC industry is expected to become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the booming wearable device market.



With the continuous expansion of the wearable device market, according to Cabol Technology market research, the wearable device market is expected to exceed 32 billion yuan in 2018. In the future, wearable devices, as a technology product that interacts with people most besides smartphones, are bound to generate a large demand for lightweight FPCs.



According to Cabol Technology, wearable devices mainly focus on smart glasses, smart watches, and smart bracelets. Due to technological bottlenecks and immature hardware, wearable devices such as smart gloves and smart rings have not been widely popularized. It is believed that with the progress of technology, the market scale will further expand. In addition, with the development of the wearable device market, it will further promote the vigorous development of the FPC industry.



Currently, a large number of FPC flexible circuit boards are used in smart watches and smart glasses, such as about 9 FPCs in PSVR. The rise of wearable markets, especially VR and AR technologies, will greatly stimulate the demand for lightweight FPCs. In 2017, China shipped more than 50 million wearable devices, accounting for more than 50% of the total global shipment, twice the size of the US market, and becoming the second largest mobile smart consumer terminal device in the Chinese market after smartphones. It can be seen that the light and thin FPC market has a broad prospect.