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TAIPEI CITY – Total capital expenditures in the global NAND flash industry is expected to be $22 billion in 2019, down about 2% year-over-year, says DRAMeXchange.

Read more: Global NAND Flash Capex to Dip 2% in 2019

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Fourth quarter shipments of traditional PCs (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) totaled more than 68.1 million units, down 3.7% year-over-year, according to the International Data Corp. (IDC).

Read more: IDC: Q4 PC Shipments Down Nearly 4%

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $476.7 billion in 2018, a 13.4% increase over 2017, according to Gartner.

Read more: Gartner: Global Semi Revenue Up 13% in 2018

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global spending on 3D printing, including hardware, materials, software, and services, is expected to increase 21.2% year-over-year to $13.8 billion in 2019, say the International Data Corp.

Read more: Global Spending on 3D Printing to Increase 21% in 2019

MILPITAS, CA – Sales of design software for printed circuit boards and multichip modules increased 5.9% year-over-year to $200.7 million in the third quarter 2018. The four-quarters moving average for PCB and MCM tools increased 9.7%.

Read more: Q3 PCB Design Software Revenue Up Nearly 6%

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $745 billion in 2019, an increase of 15.4% over 2018, according to International Data Corp. IDC expects worldwide IoT spending will maintain a double-digit annual growth rate throughout the 2017-2022 forecast period and surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2022.

Read more: Global IoT Spending to Increase 15% in 2019