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OYSTER BAY, NY -- Global electric vehicle revenue will hit $58 billion in 2021, more than five times its market value in 2015, ABI Research says.

Read more: Electric Vehicle Sales to Spike Over Next 5 Years

STAMFORD, CT -- Market research firm Gartner today raised its forecast for worldwide semiconductor capital spending, but said the outlook for 2016 remains "bleak."

Read more: Gartner: Semi Gear Outlook Improved, But Still 'Bleak'

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

Read more: Flex Market Set to Boom on Wearables Demand

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

Read more: March Semiconductor Sales Up; First Time in 5 Months

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.

Read more: Q1 Smartphone Shipments Flat YoY

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.

Read more: Q1 Tablet Shipments Down 14.7%