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BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in March were down 23.8% compared to March 2023, according to IPC's findings from its North American PCB Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.13.

Read more: North American PCB Industry Sales Down 24% in March

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in March were down 4% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.31.

Read more: North American EMS Industry Down 4% in March

NEEDHAM, MA – Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year over year to 289.4 million units in the first quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

Read more: Worldwide Smartphone Market Up 7.8% in Q1

NEW YORK – The worldwide copper foil market size is expected to from $7.41 billion in 2023 to $14.85 billion by 2033, according to a research report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting.

Read more: Report: Copper Foil Market to Grow to $14.9B By 2033

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment edged down 1.3% to $106.3 billion in 2023 from an all-time record of $107.6 billion in 2022, SEMI reported in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) report.

Read more: Semiconductor Equipment Sales Decrease 1% in 2023

NEEDHAM, MA – After two years of decline, the worldwide traditional PC market returned to growth during the first quarter with 59.8 million shipments, growing 1.5% year over year, according to preliminary results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

Read more: Global PC Shipments Return to Growth in Q1