1.PCB and MCM design software revenue fell 0.8% year-over-year to $292.9 million in the fourth quarter. (ESDA) 2.Sales at the top 50 EMS companies accounted for $384 billion in revenue, up 4.6% year-over-year, largely due to the top 10 EMS firms. (MMI) 3.Shipments of smart home devices, up 4.5% in 2020, will grow 12% per year over the next five years. (IDC) 4.North American electronics manufacturing orders in February rose 21.5% year-over-year and 16.7% sequentially. Shipments were up 6.4% compared to 2020. (IPC) 5.The global semiconductor industry is on track to register a rare three consecutive years of record highs in fab equipment spending, with a 16% increase in 2020, followed by forecast gains of 15.5% this year and 12% in 2022. (SEMI) 6.Substrate capacity remains tight for both flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) substrates and laminate-based CSPs. (Tech-search International) 7.German PCB manufacturers reported fourth quarter sales rose 1.7% from a year ago, bringing the full-year results to a loss of 9%. (ZVEI).
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