Hot Takes

摘要

1.Chromebook shipments in the second quarter grew 68.6% year-over-year, with volumes reaching 12.3 million units. (IDC) 2.The top four Asian PCB players - China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea - accounted for nearly 90% of the global PCB output. (TPCA) 3.The US market for home automation systems is forecast to grow from $9 billion in 2021 to $15.8 billion by 2026, a CAGR of 12% from 2021 to 2026. (Research and Markets) 4.The Germany region PCB industry grew 19% in the first quarter, and the book-to-bill was 1.13. (ZVEI) 5.The tablet segment grew 4.2% year-over-year in the second quarter, with shipments totaling 40.5 million units. (IDC) 6.Smartphones saw overall shipment volumes up 13.2% year-over-year in the second quarter. Vendors shipped a total of 313.2 million devices during the period. (IDC).