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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 12, 2017 – Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, workstation) totaled 60.5 million units in the second quarter, a year-on-year decline of 3.3%, according to International Data Corp.

Read more: PC Market Dropped 3.3% in Q2, IDC Says

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide purchases of robotics, including drones and robotics-related hardware, software and services, will total $97.2 billion in 2017, an increase of 17.9% over 2016.

Read more: Worldwide Spending on Robotics Forecast to Accelerate Over Next 5 Years

NEW YORK -- Worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones are expected to exceed 2.3 billion units in 2017, a decline of 0.3% from 2016, according to Gartner.

Read more: PC Market Decline Is Slowing, Gartner Says

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Printed circuit board and multichip module design software revenue inched up 2.4% year-over-year to $169.9 million in the first quarter.

Read more: PCB Design Software Sales Continue to Climb

WASHINGTON — Global sales of semiconductors reached $31.9 billion in May, an increase of 22.6% year-over-year and 1.9% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Read more: Global Semiconductor Sales Up 22.6% in May

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board orders in May decreased 7.3% year-over-year, pushing year-to-date order growth into negative territory at 1.3% below the same period last year. Orders were down 33.6% sequentially, says IPC.

Read more: N. American PCB Orders Down 7.3% in May