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FRANKFURT -- Germany's PCB market is forecast to grow 16% to 1.3 billion euros, a leading local trade group says.

Read more: German PWB Sales to Grow 16% YoY

STAMFORD, CT – The worldwide semiconductor market will rise 27% to $290 billion this year, said Gartner.

Read more: Gartner Raises 2010 Semi Outlook

SAN JOSE – The 90-day moving average worldwide semiconductor sales in April were $23.6 billion, up 2.2% from March and 50.4% year-over-year.

Read more: Semi Sales Set Record

LOS ALTOS, CA – US medical electronics production slowed to 4.8% growth in 2009, down from 7% the year before, a leading analyst said.

Read more: New Technologies Aid Medical Electronics Prognosis

STAMFORD, CT – Global PC unit sales are expected to grow 22% this year to 376.6 million units on ramped consumer buying, says Gartner.

The research firm says revenues will rise up 12% from last year to $245.4 billion.

Home PC units are expected to rise 29.5%, while PCs in the workplace are expected to grow 13.1% this year.

As a result of aging PCs and the adoption of Windows 7, Gartner says larger businesses will refresh PCs in the second half of 2010, continuing in 2011. The Windows 7 migration is expected to last through 2012.

Netbooks are expected to rise 30% in 2010, accounting for 18.6% of mobile PCs; however, their share of the market is predicted to fall to 13.9% by 2014. Gartner says tablets could take away share from netbooks starting in 2013.

SMYRNA, GA -- Overall registration for Virtual PCB (virtual-pcb.com) jumped 30% from a year ago as more than 2,900 PCB designers, fabricators and assemblers registered for the industry's only virtual trade show and conference.

Read more: 3rd Time a Charm for Virtual PCB