WASHINGTON, DC – Global semiconductor sales totaled $82.5 billion in January, increasing 3.7% from December’s $79.6 billion and jumping 46.1% compared with $56.5 billion in January 2025, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

BOSTON, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall 12.9% in 2026 to about 1.1 billion units, marking the largest annual decline on record as a global memory shortage disrupts the consumer electronics supply chain, according to new data from IDC.

ATLANTA, GA – ECIA’s January Industry Pulse survey delivered its strongest sales sentiment reading in more than four and a half years, signaling renewed confidence across the electronics component supply chain.

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 5.8% year over year in 2025 to 12,973 million square inches (MSI), marking a return to volume growth driven largely by AI-related demand.