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FRAMINGHAM, MA – Following a stronger than expected third quarter, the global smartphone market is expected to return to growth during the holiday quarter this year, according to International Data Corp.

Read more: Global Smartphone Shipments to Grow Over 2% in Q4

AUSTIN, TX – The market for high bandwidth memory is projected to grow 49% in wafers, including DRAM and logic layers, from 2020 to 2024, according to TechSearch International.

Read more: Report: HBM to Grow 49% in Wafers through 2024

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board fabricators saw the 90-day moving average shipments rise 3% year-over-year in October, IPC announced today.

Read more: October Circuit Board B2B Ticks Up But Remains in Red

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The gaming accessories market continues to climb, on track to achieve 21% volume growth in 2020, according to Futuresource Consulting.

Read more: Gaming Accessories Market to Rise 21% in 2020

WASHINGTON – A new report finds the US government has a strategic opportunity to reverse the decades-long trajectory of declining chip manufacturing in America, strengthen national security, make domestic supply chains more resilient, and make the country one of the most attractive places in the world to produce semiconductors.

Read more: New Study Lays Groundwork for US Semi Fab Resurgence

ALPHARETTA, GA – Electronic component growth is expected to continue in November but at a slower rate than September and October, according to a recent ECIA survey.

Read more: ECIA: Nov. Electronic Component Growth to Slow