FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide wearables market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter, growing 16.9% year over year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – January North American printed circuit board orders declined 5.6% year-over-year and 7.6% sequentially, says IPC.

TOKYO -- Pricing of memory chips for PCs are at their highest point in three years as capacities are gobbled up by smartphone OEMs, according to the Japan Electronics and Information Technologies Industries Association.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Some 4,169 attendees from 39 countries attended last month's IPC Apex Expo trade show in San Diego, making it the largest electronics manufacturing event in North America.