HAMPSHIRE, UK – The four biggest smartwatch vendors – Apple, Fossil, Fitbit and Samsung – will have their market share for connected watch shipments fall to 47% by 2023, down from an estimated 58% in 2018, says Juniper Research. The decline is linked to the growth of smaller players, including Garmin, Huami and Huawei, among others.

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – German region PCB manufacturers reported fourth quarter sales down 4.9% year-over-year, while 2018 sales grew 1.4%, says ZVEI.

LYON, FRANCE – The semiconductor industry grew 21.6% in 2017 to $412 billion, says Yole Développement.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The IPC Apex Expo conference brought in 5,292 attendees from 56 countries last month, up 15.7% over 2018, says IPC.