BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in January were down 3.9% compared to the same month last year, IPC reported in its latest North American PCB Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.93.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in January were up 2.6% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.20.

MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor manufacturing industry recovery is taking hold with electronics and IC sales increasing in the final quarter of 2023 and more growth projected for 2024, SEMI announced in its fourth quarter 2023 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) report.

LYON, FRANCE – DRAM demand bits remained low during the memory market winter, except for AI servers and automotive electronics, while generative AI applications like ChatGPT drove interest in high-speed memory technologies like DDR5 DRAM and HBM (High Bandwidth Memory), especially in data centers.