FRANKFURT, GERMANY – German electronics industry orders were down 12.2% year-over-year in December, according to ZVEI.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Annual semiconductor unit shipments, including integrated circuits and optoelectronics, sensors, and discrete (O-S-D) devices, grew 10% in 2018 and surpassed the one trillion unit mark for the first time, says IC Insights.

WASHINGTON – The global semiconductor industry posted sales of $468.8 billion in 2018, the industry’s highest-ever annual total, up 13.7% year-over-year.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter, down 4.9% year-over-year.