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LOS ALTOS, CA -- Computer equipment production will see a lukewarm recovery, rising 6.1% in 2010 and 9.7% in 2011.

SAN JOSE -- The 90-day average worldwide semiconductors sales rose 5.1% sequentially to $21.7 billion in October, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported today.

TAIPEI – After dropping an estimated 11.5% in 2009 to $220.1 billion, the global semiconductor market is expected to post growth of 12.2% to $246.9 billion in 2010, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PWB shipments in October fell 12.8% year-over-year and bookings slid 2.1%. Sequentially, shipments decreased 8.3% and orders dropped 17.4% says IPC.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gartner today raised its 2009 forecast for PC shipments to 2.8% growth, a jump from the previously forecast 2% drop.

ARLINGTON, VA – The Electronic Components Association today revised its October components orders upward, saying new data show a continued climb in both the monthly and 12-month averages.