WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $119.5 billion during the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 8.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and 21.3% less than the first quarter of 2022, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association's monthly findings.

ATLANTA – The electronic component sales sentiment declined by 1.9 points in April, marking the second consecutive month of slightly lower results, but the outlook for May is considerably higher in the ECIA's monthly Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) survey.

MILPITAS, CA – Sales of printed circuit board and multichip module design software edged up 1.7% to $339.4 million in the fourth quarter 2022, according to the ESD Alliance's latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. 

STAMFORD, CT – Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 11.2% in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the market totaled $599.6 billion, which was marginal growth of 0.2% from 2021.