FRANKFURT – Third quarter printed circuit board sales in Germany, Austria and Switzerland were down 11% year-over-year and up 1.1% sequentially, according to ZVEI. Mechanical engineering and the automotive industry experienced a drop in sales.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Almost half the population living in the US, UK, France and Germany now owns a smart home device, up from one-in-three a year ago, according to Futuresource Consulting.

NEVADA CITY, CA – The global market for IC packaging grew by double digits in 2018 but increased 3% in 2019, as the overall IC devices market declined 3.7%, according to New Venture Research.

MILPITAS, CA — Sales of software for printed circuit board and multichip module design rose 19.8% year-over-year to $240.5 million in the September quarter, the Electronic System Design Alliance said today.