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.

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

DUBLIN – The contract electronics manufacturing industry is expected to grow 6.2% compounded annually between 2015 and 2020, according to a new Research and Markets report.

WASHINGTON – The 90-day moving average semiconductor sales reached $28 billion worldwide in August, an increase of 0.5% year-over-year.