BANNOCKBURN, IL – Sentiment among electronics manufacturers fell this month after hitting a new high in April, but still remains historically high, according to IPC’s May Sentiment of the Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Report.
WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $137.7 billion during the first quarter, an increase of 15.2% compared to the first quarter of 2023 but 5.7% less than the fourth quarter of 2023, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced.
MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor materials market revenue in 2023 contracted 8.2% to $66.7 billion from the market record of $72.7 billion set in 2022, SEMI reported in its Materials Market Data Subscription (MMDS).
NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments posted modest year-over-year growth of 0.5% in the first quarter after more than two years of decline, IDC reported from its Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.
ATLANTA – Overall sales sentiment among electronic components supply chain players continues to rise, according to ECIA's latest Electronic Component Sales Trends survey.
MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide silicon wafer shipments decreased 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to 2.83 billion sq. in. in the first quarter, a 13.2% drop from the 3.27 million sq. in. recorded during the same quarter last year, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.