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WASHINGTON, DC – Global semiconductor sales reached $88.8 billion in February, rising 7.6% from January and surging 61.8% compared to the same month last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Read more: Global Semiconductor Sales Jump 62% in February

ARLINGTON, VA – Sales confidence across the electronic components industry remains firmly positive, according to the latest monthly and quarterly Industry Pulse surveys from the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA).

Read more: ECIA Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Index Reaches 139.7 in February

WASHINGTON, DC – Global semiconductor sales totaled $82.5 billion in January, increasing 3.7% from December’s $79.6 billion and jumping 46.1% compared with $56.5 billion in January 2025, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Read more: Global Semiconductor Sales Rise 46% Year-Over-Year in January

BOSTON, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall 12.9% in 2026 to about 1.1 billion units, marking the largest annual decline on record as a global memory shortage disrupts the consumer electronics supply chain, according to new data from IDC.

Read more: Smartphone Shipments to Fall 13% in 2026 on Memory Shortage

ATLANTA, GA – ECIA’s January Industry Pulse survey delivered its strongest sales sentiment reading in more than four and a half years, signaling renewed confidence across the electronics component supply chain.

Read more: ECIA Industry Pulse Hits 138, Strongest Sales Sentiment in Over 4 Years

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 5.8% year over year in 2025 to 12,973 million square inches (MSI), marking a return to volume growth driven largely by AI-related demand.

Read more: Silicon Wafer Shipments Rise 6% in 2025

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