STAMFORD, CT – Gartner Inc. raised its outlook for worldwide PC shipments, saying shipments will drop 2% in 2009, up from a June estimate of a 6% fall.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PWB shipments in August decreased 26.5% compared to the year prior, while orders dropped 11.7%.

EL SEGUNDO, CA – Shipments of large-sized TFT-LCD panels reached 47.1 million units in June, up 26.2% year-over-year and 9% sequentially, says iSuppli Corp.

SAN JOSE – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $599 million in orders in August and the book-to-bill remained above the key 1.0 level indicating future growth.