BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in May were up 5% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.36.

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality headsets declined 67.4% year over year in the first quarter, according to new data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker.

TAIPEI – Smartphone production grew 18.7% year over year in the first quarter with a total of 296 million units shipped, but is projected to decline 5-10% in the second quarter due to inventory adjustments, TrendForce reported.

ATLANTA – The electronic components sales sentiment fell to 112.3 in May, down nearly 12 points from April but still marking the fourth month of positive overall sentiment, ECIA found in its latest Electronic Component Sales Trend survey.