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FRAMINGHAM, MA – Shipments of wearable devices reached 22.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, according to IDC.

Read more: Wearables Shipments Starting to Take Off

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline 7.2% year-over-year in 2016, followed by a decline of 2.1% in 2017, according to an updated forecast from IDC.

Read more: PC Market on 'Slow Path to Stabilization'

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The decline of the worldwide tablet market is set to continue for the remainder of 2016 as year-over-year shipment growth will fall an all-time low 11.5% to 183.4 million units.

Read more: Tablet Market to Rebound Next Year

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board orders in July decreased 16.3% year-over-year, bringing year-to-date orders down 1.1%. Orders were down 26.1% sequentially.

Read more: July N. American PCB Orders Down 16.3%

DUBLIN – The global market for flexible printed circuit boards is projected to reach $15.2 billion by 2020, driven by the growing focus of electronics manufacturers on performance and design flexibility.

Read more: Flex PCBs to Reach $15.2B by 2020

SAN JOSE, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.79 billion in orders worldwide in July (three-month average basis), up 13.1% year-over-year and 4.7% sequentially, says SEMI.

Read more: N. American-based Semi Equipment Manufacturers Posted July Orders Up 13%