CAMBRIDGE, UK – The market for 3-D printed medical devices and pharmaceuticals will be worth $6.1 billion by the year 2029, says IDTechEx, a compound annual growth rate of up to 18% in certain sub-segments.

FRANKFURT – PCB manufacturers in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland posted a 12.8% drop in second quarter sales year-over-year and 10.6% sequentially, according to ZVEI. Overall, the first half of the year was 10% weaker.

DUBLIN – The global automotive printed circuit board market is expected to reach more than $14 billion during 2018-2024, says ResearchandMarkets.

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $98.2 billion during the second quarter, down 16.8% year-over-year and up 0.3% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.