OYSTER BAY, NY -- The number of OEM-installed connected car infotainment systems with multiple OS architectures shipped globally will reach 34.2 million units at the end of 2018 with secure container-type units accounting for 57.3% of shipments and virtual machine-type units accounting for the remaining 42.7%,
ABI Research forecasts.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board production should see a return to modest growth of 0.9% by the end of 2013, according to a new report.

SAN MATEO, CA – As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter according to preliminary data from International Data Corporation. Worldwide tablet shipments finally experienced a sequential decline as total volumes fell -9.7%.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Semiconductor Industry Association said worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $74.65 billion during the second quarter of 2013, up 6% sequentially.