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TAIPEI -- Exports of Taiwanese rigid printed circuit board manufacturers rose 7.8% year-over-year in May to about $350 million, according to the TPCA.

Read more: Taiwanese PCB Exports Rose in May

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 14.6% year-over-year to $33.1 billion in May, a leading trade group said today.

Read more: Semi Sales Slide Further in May

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Semiconductor industry capital spending is expected to be down 15% year-over-year in 2019 and 5% in 2020, after growth of 11% in 2018, said IC Insights.

Read more: Report: Semi Capex Forecast to Slump in 2019, 2020

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American printed circuit board shipments in May were up 5.6% year-over-year, according to IPC. Year-to-date sales growth was 12.3%. Sequentially, May shipments increased 2.5%.

Read more: May N. American PCB Shipments, Orders Up Nearly 6%

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $2.06 billion in billings worldwide in May, down 23.6% year-over-year, according to SEMI.

Read more: May N. American Semi Equipment Billings Down 24%

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- US-based companies dominated the worldwide IC market in 2018, holding just over half the total market share, according to new data compiled by IC Insights.

Read more: US Companies Dominate Worldwide IC Market Share