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FRAMINGHAM, MA – The total disk storage systems market in the second quarter generated $7.7 billion in revenue, down 5% year-over-year, and had a slight sequential decline, says the International Data Corp.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board orders in July increased 10.2% year-over-year, while shipments decreased 1.5%, says IPC.

WASHINGTON, DC – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $25.53 billion for July 2013, the highest total of 2013 and an increase of 5.1% over July 2012. Sales were up 2.6% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

STAMFORD, CT – In the second quarter, worldwide server shipments grew 4% year-over-year, while revenue declined 3.8% compared to the same quarter in 2012, says Gartner.

SAN JOSE, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.27 billion in orders worldwide in July, up 3.1% year-over-year, says SEMI. The three-month average of worldwide orders in July was down 4.6% sequentially.

The book-to-bill ratio was 1.0, meaning that $100 worth of orders was received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

The billings figure for the month was $1.27 billion, down 12% year-over-year, and up 4.6% sequentially.

FRANKFURT -- German-based PCB manufacturer revenues were flat sequentially in June, according to the Central Association of PCB and Electronic Systems. Orders were down 7% from May, but up 33% from June 2012.