BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board orders in March increased 13.6% year-over-year, and were up 17.6% compared to February.

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TAIPEI – TrendForce today raised its forecasts for DRAM price hikes for the second quarter to 18 to 23%, up from its prior estimate of 13 to 18%. Actual increase in prices of various DRAM product categories will depend on the production capacities allocated to the respective products by DRAM suppliers, the research firm noted.

Read more: DRAM Prices Projected to Rise 18-23% Sequentially in Q2

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, grew 55.2% year-over-year to 84 million during the first quarter, according to International Data Corp. Shipments were down 8% sequentially.

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MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surged 19% to an all-time high of $71.2 billion in 2020, says SEMI.

Read more: Global Semi Manufacturing Equipment Sales Surge 19% to $71B in 2020