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NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 29.9% year over year in the second quarter, totaling 28.3 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

Read more: Tablet Shipments Decline Sharply in Second Quarter

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $124.5 billion during the second quarter of 2023, a 4.7% sequential increase but 17.3% less than the second quarter of 2022, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Read more: Semiconductor Sales Increase 4.7% from May

ATLANTA – July sales sentiment and August expectations for electronics component sales registered an accelerating, refreshing recovery from the doldrums the industry suffered in the second quarter, according to ECIA's monthly Electronic Component Sales Trend Survey.

Read more: Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Continues Recovery in July

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Current conditions have receded with Shipments Index, Orders Index, and Capacity Utilization Index all weakening in July, but at the same time, the outlook for shipments, orders, and utilization all improved per IPC’s July 2023 Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report.

Read more: Shipments, Orders and Capacity Utilization Indices Weaken in July

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 7.8% year over year to 265.3 million units in the second quarter, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

Read more: Smartphone Shipments Continue Decline in Q2

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in June 2023 were down 15.8% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, June shipments were down 0.8%, according to IPC's monthly findings from its North American PCB Statistical Program.

Read more: North American PCB Industry Sales Down 15.8% in June

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