TAIPEI -- Sales of printed circuit boards worldwide grew 11.7% year-over-year to $65 billion in 2017, the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association said.

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers reported the 90-day average billings rose 27.2% year-over-year in January.

OYSTER BAY, NY – Fourth quarter shipments of voice control front-end devices, such as Amazon’s Echo range and Google’s Home devices, grew 189% sequentially, with 2017 seeing total shipments up 159% over 2016, says ABI Research.

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Printed circuit board sales among the Germany region nations experienced a December revenue increase of 13% year-over-year. New orders increased 45% compared to last year, added ZVEI.