FRAMINGHAM, MA – Recent volatility will gradually give way to a more positive outlook for IT spending in the second half of 2014, leading a major research firm to up its forecast for the sector today. 

WASHINGTON – The 90-day moving average semiconductor sales in June reached $27.57 billion worldwide, the industry’s highest monthly sales ever, the Semiconductor Industry Association said today. Sales were up 10.8% year-over-year and up 2.6% sequentially, the trade group said.