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Since IPC launched the quarterly Pulse of the Electronics Industry survey in mid-2017, respondents’ quarterly sales growth has been positive in each of the past eight quarters.

Read more: Sales, Orders and Production Growth Drive Continuing Industry Health and Optimism

MILPITAS, CA -- Sales of software for printed circuit board and multichip module design rose 15.9% year-over-year in the first quarter, the Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced today.

Read more: PCB Design Software Sales Showed Continued Strength in Q1

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%