Domestic mobile phone pogo pin connector price war broke out

　　Although the current performance of the electronics industry is not as expected, the sudden emergence of the connector market has made the industry shine. According to the report of Global Industry, the global connector demand reached 60 billion US dollars in 2012, and the connector market will meet tremendous growth in the next five years. Consumer electronics such as mobile phones are currently the largest consumer group of electronic connectors, occupying 25% of the market share.

　　The types of connectors used in mobile phones vary slightly according to their products. The average usage of each mobile phone is about 6-9. The product types are mainly divided into five types: FPC connectors, board-to-board connectors, I/O connector, card connector and battery connector. Huang Biao, general manager of Shenzhen Anlianpu Electronics, who has been in the mobile phone connector industry for many years, told the author that around 2008, mobile phone connectors used to be a profitable industry with a profit of 200-300%. But now, the profit is only 10%, and the business risk is getting bigger and bigger. (High-quality spring thimble connector manufacturers are fiercely click http://www.sztop-link.com)

　　It is understood that the mobile phone connector field was once dominated by Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese manufacturers, but with the improvement of the quality of domestic connectors, the current difference is not too big. "SIM cards, USB, battery holders, and T cards are already very mature. Slowly, more and more companies are using domestically-made ones." Huang Biao said. However, smart phones may also use a ZiF connector (flexible wiring board), and this type of connector requires high precision, so it is mainly based on Japanese manufacturers.

　　At present, there are hundreds of manufacturers engaged in mobile phone connectors in Shenzhen alone, ranging from large to small. The biggest one, such as Shenzhen Qiande Electronics, can now reach 60KK monthly shipments, and its customers are mainly brand-based. According to reports, the two connectors of Condair have been made into Samsung. Others are more small and medium-sized manufacturers like Anlianpu, whose monthly shipments are generally more than 10kk. (High-quality pogopin connector manufacturers click http://www.sztop-link.com)

　　Huang Biao believes that the trend of consumer electronics is no longer "bigger is better." Manufacturers need to integrate more and more functions into smaller and smaller sizes, or create longer-lasting batteries. Affected by the extremely thin demand of mobile phones, the development trend of future mobile phone board-to-board connectors is narrow pitch, lower height and better shielding effect. The card connector is gradually developing towards multiple functions, such as a SIM card connector + T-flash connector two-in-one product. The technical trend of battery connectors is mainly miniaturization, using low contact impedance and high connection to improve reliability. In addition, affected by environmental factors, future mobile phone connectors are increasingly made of copper alloy and tin to reduce pollution and meet the needs of the development of lead-free technology.

　　However, he also mentioned the problem that domestic connector manufacturers face in product innovation, that is, the lack of intellectual property protection and patent accumulation. He took the SIM card patent recently approved by Apple as an example. This patent can effectively prevent damage to the machine caused by improper insertion or removal of the SIM card. The patent is also applicable to almost all mobile portable devices. "People have applied for all the principle patents, and you can't get around it no matter what you do." Huang Biao said.

　　The common dilemma of mobile phone connectors now is that profits have been cut to the bottom. "The unit price of a connector, such as the commonly used Sim card socket. Japan and South Korea generally sell for three cents, and domestic products generally sell for two cents." Huang Biao also said that for different customers, the quality and price of the products they provide There is indeed a difference, and this is the default in the industry. Connectors for brand manufacturers may sell for two cents to three cents, while those for the counterfeit market can sell for two cents or even cheaper. The difference mainly comes from the different materials used and the gilding. Compared with consumer electronics such as mobile phones, automotive electronics, optical fiber communications, and medical equipment industries still have greater profit margins.

　　In China, the growth of the communications sector is the backbone of the optical fiber connector market, and about 20 manufacturers have joined the competition. At IIC China 2013, Samtec, a world-renowned connector manufacturer, launched its latest optical fiber module, which can convert electronic signals into optical signals. In addition to being able to connect to optical fiber cables, it can also be connected to electronic interfaces at the same time. "The density of products is increasing and the signal frequency is getting faster and faster. We have advantages in the high-frequency board-to-board field." said Brian Vicich, vice president of the engineering department and new product development manager of Samtec. For equipment, such as wireless base stations and wireless communications, product development focuses on some high-frequency, high-density connectors.

　　According to reports, the current Samtec customers include not only communication equipment vendors such as Lucent, Nortel, Ericsson, ZTE, and Huawei, but also IT service providers such as IBM, HP, and DELL. Vicich said that he is very optimistic about the development of connectors in communication equipment such as communication base stations and test instruments. Although the shipment volume is not as good as consumer electronics, the profit and delivery period are guaranteed, and the product life cycle will be longer. "What we are looking at is not the phone itself, but the server behind the mobile application."

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