NEW YORK -- As smartphone vendors and component suppliers continue to expand into the wearables market, smartwatches will comprise about 40% of consumer wristworn devices by 2016, Gartner predicts. 

SAN FRANCISCO -- The semiconductor industry recovery will continue next year with revenues and unit shipments expected to grow at robust rates, says a new report from the SEMI trade group. 

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide phablet shipments will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing the 170 million portable PCs expected to ship during the same period, according to a new forecast from IDC. 

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.1 billion in July, the industry’s highest-ever monthly sales total, said the Semiconductor Industry Association.