ATLANTA – Industry sentiment for electronics component market sales sustained strong growth in April, according to ECIA’s monthly survey, but modest slowing is ahead. The average market growth assessment for April expanded to 60% of survey respondents, compared to 1% viewing the market declining in April.

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $123.1 billion during the first quarter, an increase of 17.8% year-over-year and 3.6% sequentially, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Electric vehicles and autonomy are expected to drive the printed electronics automotive market to $12.7 billion by 2031, according to IDTechEx.

NEEDHAM, MA – Tablets saw first quarter year-over-year growth of 55.2% and shipments totaling 39.9 million units, according to International Data Corp.