SAN JOSE — Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings fell 27% from last year in the second quarter. Billings rose 3% sequentially to $7.55 billion, reported the SEMI trade group.

SAN JOSE, CA – A new study of trends in IC packaging says 0.5mm pitch will remain mainstream for years to come.

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.