BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board orders in April increased 9.4% year-over-year, says IPC, bringing year-to-date order growth up to 4%. Orders were down 14% sequentially.

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a 90-day average billings of $1.9 billion worldwide in April. The mark was down 29% year-over-year and up 4.7% sequentially, according to SEMI.

SAN MATEO, CA – Worldwide semiconductor revenues will decline to $440 billion in 2019, down 7.2% from 2018, says International Data Corp. This follows three consecutive years of growth, with year-over-year growth of 13.2% in 2018.

WASHINGTON – The latest round of tariffs on imports on products made in China will raise the duty on printed circuit board and assemblies to 25%.