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FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to decline for the second straight year in 2016, dropping 9.6% compared to 2015 volumes, according to International Data Corp.

Read more: IDC: Global Tablet Shipments to Decline 9.6% in 2016

SAN FRANCISCO – The global flexible electronics market was $20.9 billion in 2015, and is estimated to reach $87.2 billion by 2024, says Grand View Research.

Read more: Report: Global Flex Electronics Market to Reach $87.2B by 2024

TAIPEI -- Average contract prices of TLC- and MLC-based products fell 4 to 11% and 6 to 10%, respectively, on a sequential basis in the second quarter, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.

Read more: SSD Adoption in Notebooks May Hit 40% by Year-End

BANNOCKBURN, IL – April North American printed circuit board orders increased 6.4% year-over-year, boosting year-to-date growth for the first quarter to 5%.
Orders were down 19.3% sequentially, says IPC.

Read more: North American PCB Orders Up 6.4% in April

DUBLIN – The automated material handling equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% between 2016 and 2022 and reach $44.68 billion by 2022, says Research and Markets.

Read more: Lower Overhead Driving Increase in Automated Material Handling Equipment Sales

SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $1.59 billion in orders worldwide in April on a three-month average basis, up 1.3% from April 2015 and up 15.6% from the revised March figures.

Read more: Semi Equipment Gear Demand on Rise in April