TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – The global flexible PCB (FPC) market is expected to total $17.2 billion in 2023, a 12.6% drop from 2022's market worth of $19.7 billion, according to the Taiwan Printed Circuit Board Association (TPCA) and Science and Technology International Strategy Center (ISTI) of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The forecast for US economic growth, initially expected to be 0.5% at the beginning of 2023, is now expected to grow by 2%, according to IPC’s August Economic Outlook report.