MILPITAS, CA — Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings for the first quarter dropped 19% year-over-year, says SEMI. Sales were down 8% sequentially to $13.8 billion, the trade group added.

EGHAM, UK – Global smartphone sales to end-users declined 2.7% in the first quarter, totaling 373 million units, according to Gartner. Despite its absence from the US, Huawei maintained its ranking as the No. 2 smartphone vendor worldwide and continued to reduce the gap with Samsung.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board orders in April increased 9.4% year-over-year, says IPC, bringing year-to-date order growth up to 4%. Orders were down 14% sequentially.

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a 90-day average billings of $1.9 billion worldwide in April. The mark was down 29% year-over-year and up 4.7% sequentially, according to SEMI.