WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide rose 6.1% year-over-year to $34.4 billion in April.

MARCIANISE, ITALY – Jabil workers here are threatening to strike over layoffs, according to reports. On Monday, Jabil eliminated 190 staff positions at the plant.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – IDC lowered its guidance for the global tablet, notebook PC, desktop PC, and workstation market for 2020, with shipments expected to reach 360.9 million units, declining 12.4% year-over-year. The market is expected to recover slowly in the following years, with a five-year CAGR of 1.3%, IDC said.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year-over-year during the first quarter, as total device volume reached 72.6 million units, according to International Data Corp.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American PCB orders in April increased 19.9% year-over-year but fell 7.3% sequentially, says IPC.

BURK, UK – UK-based EMS provider Ability Tec has relocated to a new, purpose-built facility here.

EGHAM, UK – Global shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones are on pace to decline 13.6% in 2020, totaling 1.9 billion units, according to Gartner.

CAVE CREEK, AZ – High-Density Packaging (HDP) User Group is hosting a webinar to provide the latest information on standard requirements and developments in automotive electronics. The webinar will be held June 25.

SHANGHAI –The producers of Productronica China and its related shows confirmed it will be held here as scheduled in July.

KARNATAKA, INDIA – Incap has reopened its factory here after a government-mandated lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in March.

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.26 billion in billings worldwide in April, up 17.2% year-over-year and 2.2% sequentially, according to SEMI.

WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson reported total fiscal second quarter sales were $529.5 million, down 3.9% year-over-year. Organic volumes fell approximately 3%, offset in part by growth from the first year effect of acquisitions of less than 1%. Currency translation compared to the prior year’s fiscal second quarter cost the firm approximately 1%.