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BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board shipments decreased 0.9% in June year-over-year, leaving year-to-date shipment growth down 0.3%, says IPC.

OYSTER BAY, NY – OEM telematics and aftermarket telematics will be dominant sectors for cellular M2M connections, growing to more than 40% connection share by 2017, says ABI Research.

FRANKFURT -- German printed circuit board manufacturers' sales rose 4.2% year-over-year in May as the sector enjoyed its strongest month in three years.

SAN JOSE, CA – The worldwide 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 10% year-over-year in June.

SAN JOSE, CA – First quarter electronic design software sales and service revenue increased 4.6% to $1.75 billion, the EDA Consortium said today. Printed circuit board and multichip module revenue was up 1.6% year-over-year to $159.7 million. The four-quarters moving average, a measure of the past year's growth, was up 5.4%.

NEW YORK -- Semiconductor analyst Mike Cowan upped his forecast for this year's global semiconductor sales to 9.9% growth after greater-than-expected May sales.