BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board fabricators reported rising shipments in December although order growth couldn't keep pace.

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MILPITAS, CA — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted 90-day average orders of $1.99 billion in December, according to the SEMI trade group.

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MAHARASHTRA, INDIA -- The chip-on-flex market is expected to grow at compound annual average of 4.43% over the next five years, reaching $1.8 billion by 2021.

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STAMFORD, CT -- Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $364.1 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.2% from last year, according to Gartner.

Read more: Gartner: 'Complete Turnaround' in Store for Worldwide Semiconductor Market