BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American printed circuit board orders in September increased 6.3% year-over-year, returning year-to-date order growth to positive territory. Sequentially, orders were down 5.3%, says IPC.

WASHINGTON — The worldwide 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors reached $88.3 billion for the third quarter, the industry’s highest-ever quarterly sales.

AUSTIN, TX – CSP packages, such as QFNs and stacked die CSPs, show an 8% CAGR from 2015 to 2020, according to TechSearch International, despite a slowing growth rate for smartphones.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendors shipped a total of 362.9 million smartphones worldwide in the third quarter, up 1% year-over-year, despite Samsung’s recall of the Galaxy Note 7. Sequentially, shipments grew 5.3%, according to International Data Corp.