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STAMFORD, CT -- Gartner today presented its top technology trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2017.

Read more: Gartner Identifies Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2017

LONDON -- The global market for electronic design automation software for PCBs and MCMs is expected to grow at a slow but steady pace through 2020, a new report says.

Read more: PCB Design Tool Market to See Steady Growth

TAIPEI – NAND flash supplies will tighten in the fourth quarter as a result of increased demand for smartphones and solid-state drives (SSDs), says DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. Suppliers are expected to experience higher margins and revenues in the fourth quarter.

Read more: Q4 NAND Flash in Short Supply, High Demand

FRANKFURT – German printed circuit board manufacturers reported August orders rose 27.5% year-over-year, says ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems. Sequentially, orders were up 7.9%.

Read more: German PCB Orders Up 27.5% in August

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.9 million units in the third quarter, down 5.7% year-over-year, according to Gartner. This was the eighth consecutive quarter of PC shipment decline, the longest duration of decline in the history of the PC industry.

Read more: Global PC Shipments Down for 8th Straight Quarter

STAMFORD, CT – Growth is expected to return to the global semiconductor capital equipment market, according to new data from Gartner.

Read more: Semi Capital Spending to Decline 0.3% in 2016

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