FRAMINGHAM, MA – Continued end-user demand, proliferation of devices, and declining average selling prices will propel the worldwide wearables market in the years to come, according to International Data Corp.

MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales will drop 10.5% to $57.6 billion in 2019 but stage a 2020 recovery and set a new high in 2021, according to SEMI.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Growth is slowing worldwide for the electronics manufacturing industry, and the outlook is less optimistic than in previous quarters, although it is still generally positive, according to IPC.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone ODM/EMS assembly shipment volumes increased 7.6% sequentially during the third quarter, with total shipments of 358 million units, according to IDC. The increase was largely the result of tier-one vendors moving quickly into lower-priced markets, the firm says.