800亿市值半导体巨头宣布：可能开展不超过36亿元的潜在投资。 7月3日下午，800亿市值半导体巨头沪电股份（002463）（002463）称，经公司董事会战略委员会提议，出于黄石沪士电子有限公司（下称"黄石沪士"） 未来经营发展的需要，董事会同意授权管理层与黄石经济技术开发区（下称"黄石经开区"）管理委员会开展意向性项目投资磋商，总投资额度不超过36亿 元。 沪电股份主要从事印制电路板(下称"PCB")制造。PCB是在覆铜板或通用基材上，按预定设计形成导电线路图形或含印制元件的功能板，用于实现电子元 器件之间的相互连接和中继传输，是组装电子零件的基础构件。 PCB素有"电子工业之母"之称，广泛应用于通信电子、消费电子、计算机、数据中心等领域。 黄石沪士系沪电股份全资子公司，也从事PCB制造。近年来，沪电股份整合生产和管理资源，将青淞厂26层以内PCB产品以及沪利微电传统汽车板产品加 速向黄石沪士转移，并相应扩充黄石沪士产能。 2024年度，黄石沪士实现营业收入29.29亿元，净利润近5亿元，分别同比增长47.33%、47.65%。 沪电股份的公告未披露其此次投资的具体形式。 上市公司称，黄石沪士的潜在项目投 ...

Group 1: Market Overview - The global PCB market experienced fluctuating growth from 2016 to 2023, with a significant decline in 2023 due to the retreat of the home economy and global high inflation, resulting in a 15% year-on-year decrease in market value to $69.5 billion [1] - A recovery is expected in 2024, with the market projected to reach $72.97 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 4.97% as terminal demand recovers and inventory levels normalize [1] Group 2: Production Landscape - China has become the largest PCB production base globally, surpassing Japan in 2006, with its production value maintaining around 50% of the global total from 2016 to 2023, increasing to nearly 55% by 2023 [4] - The shift of global electronic manufacturing capacity towards Asia, particularly mainland China, has established a new manufacturing center in the region [2] Group 3: Product Structure - Rigid boards remain the dominant product type in the global PCB market, with multi-layer boards accounting for approximately 38% and single/double-sided boards for about 11% in 2023, together making up nearly half of the market [6] Group 4: Application Areas - The primary application areas for PCBs include communication, computing, and automotive electronics, with communication and computing accounting for 31.8% and 30.7% of the market share, respectively, followed by automotive electronics at 13.1% in 2023 [10]