STAMFORD, CT — Citing improvements in DRAMs, research firm Gartner today raised its worldwide semiconductor revenue outlook, projecting 4% year-over-year growth.

SAN JOSE -- The global electronic connectors market is projected to reach $89.6 billion by 2018, primarily driven by technology developments, improving world GDP, growth in shipments of smartphones and other portable computing devices, and emerging opportunities from non-traditional end-user industries, such as medical and alternative energy.