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STAMFORD, CT — Second quarter worldwide server shipments grew 1.4% year-over-year- while revenue declined 2.9%, according to research firm Gartner.

Read more: Q2 Server Shipments Up Slightly

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Year-on-year sales growth across the global electronics supply chain was mixed in the second quarter, but is now moving in a positive direction, according to the latest data from IPC.

Read more: IPC: N. American Electronics Supply Chain Shows Early Signs of Recovery

SHENZHEN -- Local workers may have more reason to cheer as news reports are saying the minimum monthly wages will rise 13.3% early next spring.

Read more: Shenzhen to Raise Wages Again?

SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average orders for North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers fell 1.5% year-over-year on seasonality.

Read more: Semi Equipment Orders Down for 2d Straight Month

WASHINGTON, DC -- In sharp contrast to the near-collective consecutive quarterly revenue declines reported by US defense contractors in the first quarter of 2012, most companies exhibited quarterly revenue growth for the second quarter. This is despite the ongoing challenges of declining defense budgets as well as the unresolved issue of sequestration in the US.

Read more: US Defense Spending Reverses Course in Q2

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- On a worldwide basis Apple and other multinational OEMs may be the leading semiconductor purchasers in 2012, but within the all-important Asia-Pacific region it is the locally based companies that are No. 1 when it comes to chip spending growth.

Read more: Asian Companies Dominate Local Sourcing Scene