TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN – Taiwanese PCB output totaled NT181.8 billion ($5.88 billion) in the first quarter, a year-on-year decline of 15.4%, according to the Taiwanese Printed Circuit Association.

NEEDHAM, MA – After a rough start to the year, International Data Corporation has lowered its forecast for global PC and Tablet shipments with volumes expected to reach 384.8 million in 2023, down 15.2% compared to last year, according to the Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

TAIPEI – Trendforce reported that the global production volume of smartphones in the first quarter was only 250 million units – marking a 19.5% YoY decrease and a historic low in quarterly production since 2014.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales were $40 billion during in April, an increase of 0.3% compared to the previous month's total of $39.8 billion and 21.6% less than the April 2022 total of $50.9 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.