North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts August 2019 Billings

MILPITAS, Calif.  — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.00 billion in billings worldwide in August 2019 (three-month average basis), according to the August Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI. The billings figure is 1.4 percent lower than the final July 2019 level of $2.03 billion, and is 10.5 percent lower than the August 2018 billings […]

North American PCB Industry Turnaround Shown in New IPC Report

IPC’s 2019 Annual Report on the North American PCB Industry, shows that the PCB industry in North America has turned a corner. For the first time in five years, domestic PCB production grew in 2018. North America’s PCB market also grew last year by nearly eight percent, solidifying the turnaround that began in 2017. Other […]