BANNOCKBURN, IL — The 90-day moving average shipments at North American printed circuit board fabricators rose 10.4% year-over-year in March, IPC said today.

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FRANKFURT -- Germany region PCB manufacturers saw sales rise 6.2% year-over-year in February, continuing a steady expansion run.

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FRANKFURT – In 2017, the global microelectronics market grew 21% to $412 billion, the largest growth since the turn of the millennium, according to ZVEI.

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STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.7 million units in the first quarter, a 1.4% decline year-over-year, according to Gartner. The PC market experienced a 14th consecutive quarter of decline, dating back to the second quarter of 2012.

Read more: Gartner: Q1 Worldwide PC Shipments Down 1.4%