BANNOCKBURN, IL – January North American printed circuit board shipments were down 1.1% year-over-year, and orders decreased 4% compared to January 2012, says IPC.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $24.05 billion in January, up 3.8% from last year.

LOS ALTOS, CA -- Could sales of consumer electronics hit $1 trillion this year? The Consumer Electronics Association says yes, but an industry analyst believes those numbers are inflated.

DUBLIN – The worldwide electronics assembly market has experienced enormous growth over the past 19 years, nearly quadrupling in size to approximately $1.1 trillion in terms of cost of goods sold as of 2011, says Research and Markets.