STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $343.5 billion in 2016, up 2.6% year-over-year, says Gartner.

SINGAPORE -- Basic band shipments, mostly fitness bands, fell 7% year-over-year to just over 9 million in the first quarter, the category’s first ever decline. 

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments contracted 8.5% year-over-year in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from IDC.

CUPERTINO, CA – Apple set up a $1 billion fund directed toward bringing advanced manufacturing jobs to the US, said Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to published reports.