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AUSTIN – Flip chip in package is expanding in mobile computing, especially smartphones and tablets. In units, the compound annual growth rate from 2011 to 2016 is almost 26%, says TechSearch International.

Read more: Report: FCIP to Experience Unit CAGR of 26% to 2016

SAN JOSE -- Fab equipment spending for Front End facilities is expected to hover around flat in 2013 and with an increase of 24% in 2014.

Read more: Fab Equipment Spending Remains Flat in 2013; Up 24% in 2014

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.

Read more: N. American PCB Orders Down 4% in January

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

Read more: Seasonality Stymies Semi Sales

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.

Read more: Consumer Electronics Market Not as Big as Suggested

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.

Read more: Report: EMS 40% of Total Electronics Assembly Market