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WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $40.7 billion in May, an increase of 1.7% compared to the previous month but 21.1% less than the May 2022 total of $51.7 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Read more: Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 1.7% Month-to-Month

ATLANTA – The overall electronic components sales sentiment improved by four points in June after a 14.5-point collapse in May, but the 76.3 index score for June is still below last year's average, ECIA reported in its monthly Electronic Component Sales Trend survey.

Read more: Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Stabilizes in June

TAIPEI – Global TV shipments for the second quarter will reach 46.63 million units – a 7.5% quarter-on-quarter increase and a year-on-year rise of 2%, according to the latest forecast from TrendForce.

Read more: Global TV Shipments Increase 2% in Q2, Says TrendForce

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments of smart home devices continued to decline in the first quarter as shipments fell 5.6% year over year to 186 million units, according to the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker.

Read more: Smart Home Device Shipments Continue to Decline in 2023

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in May 2023 were up 6.7% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, May shipments were down 1.9%, according to IPC's North American Printed Circuit Board Statistical Program.

Read more: IPC: North American PCB Industry Sales Up 6.7% in May

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS shipments in May were up 7.1% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's monthly findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services Statistical Program. Compared to the preceding month, May shipments decreased 5.2%.

Read more: North American EMS Industry Up 7% in May