ATLANTA – Optimism continues to improve in the electronic components supply chain as overall sentiment rose to 106.9 in the latest results from ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend Survey.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $46.2 billion in February, a year-over-year increase of 16.3%, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported.

TAIPEI – Taiwan's PCB industry should see its production value return to a yearly growth of 6.3% this year, driven by robust demand for advanced PCBs used in AI applications and electric vehicles, the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association announced.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Sentiment among electronics manufacturers remains positive, with demand reaching the highest level in a year, according to IPC’s March Sentiment of the Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Report.