OYSTER BAY, NY -- An estimated 405 million handsets, including 197 million smartphones, were shipped in the first quarter, according to market research firm ABI Research.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC today reported total North American printed circuit board shipments were down 2.1% in March compared to the same month last year. Orders decreased 2.3% year-over-year.

NEW YORK -- Global spending on enterprise network infrastructure is expected to grow 5.1% year-over-year, according to the latest data from Gartner.

SAN FRANCISCO -- IC revenue is expected to grow an aggregate 28.7% between 2012 and 2017, according to a new study from New Ventures Research.

IC packaging revenue will grow even faster -- 33.5% over the next five years.