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BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in January were down 3.9% compared to the same month last year, IPC reported in its latest North American PCB Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.93.

Read more: North American PCB Industry Sales Down 3.9% in January

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in January were up 2.6% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.20.

Read more: North American EMS Industry Up 2.6% in January

MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor manufacturing industry recovery is taking hold with electronics and IC sales increasing in the final quarter of 2023 and more growth projected for 2024, SEMI announced in its fourth quarter 2023 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) report.

Read more: Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Poised for 2024 Recovery, SEMI Reports

LYON, FRANCE – DRAM demand bits remained low during the memory market winter, except for AI servers and automotive electronics, while generative AI applications like ChatGPT drove interest in high-speed memory technologies like DDR5 DRAM and HBM (High Bandwidth Memory), especially in data centers.

Read more: GenAI, HBM Fuel DRAM Market Growth

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments declined 17.4% year over year in the fourth quarter, totaling 36.8 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

Read more: Worldwide Tablet Shipments Hit Lowest Level Since 2011

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $526.8 billion in 2023, a decrease of 8.2% compared to the 2022 total of $574.1 billion, which was the industry’s highest-ever annual total, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Read more: Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 8% in 2023

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