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TOKYO -- Japan's sales of rigid printed circuit boards rose nearly 12% sequentially in September on a 90-day moving average.

Read more: Rigid Board Sales Boost Japan in Sept.

HAMPSHIRE, UK – Nearly 60 million smartphone VR headsets will ship in 2021, up 240% from the 16.8 million expected to be sold this year. However, falling average selling prices of these devices means they will only account for 7% of hardware revenue, says Juniper Research.

Read more: Report: 60M Smartphone VR Headsets to Ship in 2021

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide tablet market continued its slump, as vendors shipped 43 million units in the third quarter, a year-over-year decline of 14.7%, according to the International Data Corp. Third quarter shipments were up 9.8% sequentially.

Read more: Q3 Global Tablet Shipments Down 14.7%

VALLEY COTTAGE, NY -- Sales of PCB design software will grow from $1.41 billion this year to $4.76 billion by 2026, a compound annual growth rate of 12.9%, a new report says.

Read more: Big Growth Forecast for PCB CAD

FRANKFURT -- Germany's electrical and electronics industry recorded sales of €178.2 billion in 2015, up 3.5% from the previous year.

Read more: German Electronics Industry Improving

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American printed circuit board orders in September increased 6.3% year-over-year, returning year-to-date order growth to positive territory. Sequentially, orders were down 5.3%, says IPC.

Read more: N. American PCB Orders Up 6.3% in September

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