WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $37.1 billion for the month of October, up 21.9% year-over-year and 3.2% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association, marking the industry’s largest ever monthly sales total.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — October North American PCB orders increased 13.9% year-over-year, while year-to-date order growth grew 4.9%. Orders were up 0.5% sequentially, says IPC.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global wearables shipments in the third quarter reached 26.3 million units, up 7.3% year-over-year, according to the International Data Corp.

LONDON – The global evaluation board market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.58% during the forecast period 2017 to 2021, says Technavio.