FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline 6.4% year-over-year in 2016, says the International Data Corp. This is an improvement over August's projection for a decline of 7.2% in 2016. While IDC's outlook for 2017 remains at a loss of 2.1% year-over-year, absolute volumes are slightly higher based on stronger 2016 shipments.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market declined 7% year-over-year to $12.5 billion in the third quarter of 2016, says the International Data Corp.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to decline 12% to 182.3 million shipments in 2016, says the International Data Corp.

FRANKFURT -- The German semiconductor market will drop 4.4% to 11.4 billion euros this year, according to a new ZVEI forecast.