SAN JOSE —North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted three-month average basis orders of $1.41 billion worldwide in May, up 6.6% from a year ago. Orders were down 2.4% from the revised April figures, the SEMI trade group said. 

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FRANKFURT -- Orders of printed circuit boards from German fabricators fell 8.5% year-over-year in April. Sales were down 1.8% for the month, reported the Central Association of the PCB and Electronic Systems.

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OYSTER BAY, NY -- Activity trackers dominated sales of wearable devices in the first quarter, outselling much-hyped smartwatches four to one, new research says. Some 2.35 million activity tracking devices shipped during the period, says ABI Research. 

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NEW YORK -- A leading semiconductor analyst raised his 2014 outlook based on higher-than-expected April sales. Per the Semiconductor Industry Association, April's actual global sales were $25.6 billion slightly higher than the forecast of $24.86 billion.

Read more: Analyst Raises Global Semiconductor Outlook