MILPITAS, CA — Sales of software for printed circuit board and multichip module design rose 19.8% year-over-year to $240.5 million in the September quarter, the Electronic System Design Alliance said today.

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FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones will be $128.7 billion in 2020, an increase of 17.1% over 2019, according to IDC.

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WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide fell 10.8% year-over-year to $36.7 billion in November.

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TOKYO -- Japan printed circuit board fabricators reported October sales fell 7.4% year-over-year to ¥38.3 billion ($1.27 billion), the Japan Electronics Packaging Circuits Association (JPCA) reported.

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