Market News

ATLANTA – The electronic components sales sentiment dipped 3.6 points to 86.7 in September, but the industry continues to sustain a positive outlook with a projected sentiment of 94 in October, the highest level since July 2022 and only six points below the threshold of 100 indicating sales growth.

Read more: Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Dips in September

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association released the following statement in response to the new export controls announced by the US Commerce Department. SIA represents 99% of the US semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-US chip firms.

Read more: SIA Issues Statement on New Export Controls

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Refined tin use in 2022 decreased 3.2% to 376,900 tonnes, lower than the preliminary -0.6% estimate made by participants in last year’s survey conducted by the International Tin Association.

Read more: ITA Study: Macro Pressure Rolls Back Tin Demand

NEEDHAM, MA – Global spending on GenAI solutions will reach nearly $16 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $143 billion in 2027, according to an IDC report.

Read more: IDC: Spending on GenAI Solutions Will Reach $143 Billion in 2027

NEEDHAM, MA – The downward spiral for PC shipments continued during the third quarter, as global volumes declined 7.6% year over year with 68.2 million PCs shipped, according to preliminary results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

Read more: Global PC Shipments Decline Again in Q3

MILPITAS, CA – Printed circuit board and multichip module design software revenue increased 6.3% in the second quarter to total $369 million, according to the ESD Alliance's latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose 11.7%.

Read more: PCB Design Software Revenue Increases 6% in Second Quarter

Page 10 of 446