The world market was presented with many ncertainties this year, from the likelihood of a worldwide economic slowdown to the imminent European crisis, volatile exchange rates, and natural disasters such as earthquakes in Japan and floods in Thailand, for which we give our deepest condolences for the loss of lives and property. These disasters have disrupted the global supply chain while China, the world’s factory, was hit by a series of industrial safety and hygiene issues; furthermore, uncertainties in the market have also reduced private consumption and caused disorder for new product launches and mass production. As a result, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has revised its economic growth forecasts downward to 4% worldwide, 6.3% in Asia, and 5.2% in Taiwan. For a highly cyclical industry such as electronics and PCB, the uncertainties will undoubtedly affect short term growth; however, rapid development of new electronic products and technologies will also provide the PCB industry with strong growth opportunities. The most apparent of which are the continuous upgrades in smartphone features, new tablet PCs (such as the iPad), Ultrabooks, and cloud computing applications. Based on the backbone of the PCB industry, “PCB making, materials, and equipment”, the TPCA Show 2012 will continue to present the integration ability of the world’s fastest PCB processes and supply chain by teaming up downstream domains, including “Electronic Assembly”, “IC Packaging”, “Thermal Management”, “Green Technology”, and “Laser Application”. This year, we particularly planned the “Cu Balance Zone” to demonstrate the emerging technologies and development trends of Taiwan’s electronics industry and its advanced vertical integration technology to surprise the world. Thanks to the full support from members, electronic assembly, thermal management,green tech and laser tech companies, the scope of the 2011 TPCA Show grew by 7% compared to the previous year, hosting 1,196 stalls and 283 companies. TPCA Show visitors are also increased by 21% to a total of 21,172. The show included demonstrations of industrial equipment, materials, and technologies relating to PCB, electronics assembly, green production, thermal management, and laser application. In the future, TPCA will continue broadening the scope of its TPCA Show to deliver a world-class exhibition that fully integrates the mid-stream and downstream of the PCB industry.