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Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Alexia Moreno Zambrano Alexia Moreno Zambrano New York, United States Last Updated: February 2025 NAICS OD4434

Revenue

$5.3bn

2025

$5.1bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

23,452

Businesses

377

Wages

$X.Xbn

Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

The Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing industry manufactures circuit boards for various downstream uses, including consumer electronics, high-end electronics, such as medical, scientific and military equipment and automobiles. Demand for bare printed circuit boards has been declining consistently over the past two decades. This trend is mainly driven by prominent import penetration. Lower production costs overseas enable foreign producers to charge lower prices, boosting price competition and causing profit to shrink. However, domestic producers experienced a boom in demand following the initial hit of the pandemic, as supply chain disruptions led to an undersupply of semiconductors. Due to these trends, revenue has been declining at an estimated CAGR of 0.5% to $5.3 billion over the past five years, including a 1.7% drop in 2023 alone.The appreciation of the US dollar has led to expanding import penetration and has harmed exporting producers, as domestic boards become comparatively more expensive than imported ones. Simultaneously, various government-sponsored projects are aiming to support domestic bare printed circuit board producers to lower the country's reliance on boards produced in China. These trends have led to higher demand from the defense sector, which, when combined with rising demand for semiconductors, led to revenue growth.These governmental programs are expected to continue generating consistent demand, protecting producers from drastic losses over the coming years. Similarly, the expected depreciation of the US dollar is likely to benefit domestic producers by supporting exports and weakening imports. Improving economic conditions are also likely to boost demand for manufactured products, causing consumer electronic sales to rise and supporting producers. However, import penetration is expected to remain elevated as lower operating costs continue to give foreign producers an advantage. As a result, revenue will shrink at an estimated CAGR of 1.7% to $4.8 billion over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

  • Prominent import penetration has prevented domestic producers from growing. More affordable bare printed circuit boards produced in countries like China have pushed buyers away from domestically manufactured products.
  • Manufacturers use different materials depending on the intended use of the circuit board. By using specific materials, such as glass or plastic, circuit boards can be designed to better achieve a task.
  • Remaining near downstream producers is crucial. This enables board manufacturers to establish positive relationships with major buyers.
  • Domestic producers face intense competition from foreign manufacturers. Prominent import penetration and a strong US dollar cause demand for domestic bare printed circuit boards to weaken.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.5 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $5.3bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Lower production costs overseas have harmed domestic producers

  • Bare printed circuit boards are often an input in the production of assembled circuit boards and other electric products.
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Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Long-term manufacturing effects determine the health of the industry

  • Growing economic uncertainty is causing private investment in computers and software to slow down as companies push back investment in new projects. Although private investment is likely to continue, it will grow at a slower rate than in previous years, weakening revenue growth.

Biggest companies in the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($m)
2023
Profit ($m)
2023
Profit Margin (%)
2023
566.2
10.7
1.9

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Products & Services Segmentation

Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Glass printed circuit boards, Flex printed circuit boards and High density interconnect circuit boards. Glass printed circuit boards is the largest segment of the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

High density interconnect (HDI) circuit boards hold more data

  • HDI circuit boards are among the more advanced circuit boards produced due to their high-density characteristics.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry manufactures bare printed circuit boards (PCB), which are a major input for electronics manufacturing. Bare PCBs differ from other PCBs because they lack electronic components such as transistors or capacitors. Electronics manufacturers add electronic components to bare PCBs to meet their specific product needs. Producers make bare PCBs from alternating conducting layers (e.g. copper foil) and dielectric layers (e.g. Teflon), which are laminated together with an epoxy resin.

What's included in this industry?

Printed circuit boards manufacturing PCB assemblies manufacturing

Companies

Ttm Technologies, Inc.

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Related Terms

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB)OFFSHOREINDUCTORRESISTOR

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 334412 - Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Prominent import penetration has prevented domestic producers from growing. More affordable bare printed circuit boards produced in countries like China have pushed buyers aw...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Manufacturers use different materials depending on the intended use of the circuit board. By using specific materials, such as glass or plastic, circuit boards can be designe...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Remaining near downstream producers is crucial. This enables board manufacturers to establish positive relationships with major buyers.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Domestic producers face intense competition from foreign manufacturers. Prominent import penetration and a strong US dollar cause demand for domestic bare printed circuit boa...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

TTM Technologies started construction for a production plant in Malaysia. The company claims that this manufacturing facility will offer an alternative to bare printed circui...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Ttm Technologies, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Ttm Technologies, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The federal government aims to lower domestic reliance on imported circuit boards. Through the Defense Production Act, the Biden Administration aims to boost domestic product...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit weakens amid rising wage expenses. Higher spending on research and development capabilities combined with falling revenue led to wages accounting for a greater portion...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2025?

The market size of the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $5.3bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in 2025?

There are 377 businesses in the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.8 % between 2020 and 2025.

Has the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 0.5 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to decline.

What are the biggest companies in the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US market in United States?

The biggest company operating in the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing market in United States is Ttm Technologies, Inc.

What does the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US in United States include?

Printed circuit boards manufacturing and PCB assemblies manufacturing are part of the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Ttm Technologies, Inc..

How competitive is the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.

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