ALPHARETTA, GA -- Continuing a trend that started in March, the October sales sentiment survey underperformed expectations, ECIA said.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 14.2% year over year in the third quarter, totaling 33.2 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor sales for September increased 1.9% month-to-month and fell 4.5% year-over-year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide silicon wafer shipments decreased 9.6% quarter-over-quarter to 3.01 billion sq. in. in the third quarter, a 19.5% drop from the 3.74 billion sq. in. recorded during the same quarter last year, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.