SAN FRANCISCO -- The global flexible electronics market will more than quadruple over the next nine years, a new study projects.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.1 billion in March, an increase of 0.3% sequentially.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2016, up slightly from the 334.3 million units in the same quarter last year, marking the smallest year-over-year growth on record, says International Data Corp.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – First quarter seasonality combined with an overall disinterested customer base led to an annual decline of 14.7% in worldwide tablet shipments during the first quarter of 2016, says International Data Corp. Worldwide shipments of tablets (including slate and detachable form factors) reached 39.6 million.