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MILPITAS, CA – Sales of printed circuit board and multichip module design software edged up 1.7% to $339.4 million in the fourth quarter 2022, according to the ESD Alliance's latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report.

Read more: PCB Design Tool Sales Inched Up 2% in Q4

STAMFORD, CT – Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 11.2% in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the market totaled $599.6 billion, which was marginal growth of 0.2% from 2021.

Read more: Gartner: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Decline 11% in 2023

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 14.6% year over year to 268.6 million units in the first quarter of 2023, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

Read more: Smartphone Shipments Decrease for Seventh Consecutive Quarter

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Shipments from North American electronics manufacturing services companies fell 3.1% in March from a year ago, and bookings dropped 7.1%.

Read more: North American EMS Shipments Down 3.1% YoY in March

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American PCB shipments rose 11.6% year-over-year in March and 30.1% sequentially, IPC announced today.

Read more: North American PCB Sales Up 11.6% in March

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment rose to an all-time record of $107.6 billion last year, an increase of 5% from $102.6 billion in sales in 2021, SEMI reported.

Read more: SEMI: Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Reach $107B in 2022