2023 Industry Updates
Industry Update No. 3-23
December 22, 2023
How’s Business: OEMs – 3Q23
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Industry Update No. 2-23
November 22, 2023
How’s Business: OEMs – 2Q23
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Industry Update No. 1-23
July 6, 2023
How’s Business: OEMs – 1Q23
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2023 New Briefs
New Brief No. 44-23
December 14, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -0.7% YOY; Connector Sales Up +0.3% Led by Strong Performance in Europe
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New Brief No. 44-23
December 14, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -0.7% YOY; Connector Sales Up +0.3% Led by Strong Performance in Europe
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New Brief No. 43-23
December 8, 2023
The World’s Top Ten Connector Companies by Market Sector
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New Brief No. 42-23
November 29, 2023
Top 10 Connector Companies by Geographic Region
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New Brief No. 41-23
November 21, 2023
September Semi Sales Down -4.5% YOY; Connector Sales Down -9.2%
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New Brief No. 40-23
November 20, 2023
Selecting a Connector Vendor? Start with the Top 10
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New Brief No. 39-23
November 15, 2023
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 3Q23 Results and 4Q23 Outlook
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New Brief No. 38-23
November 14, 2023
TE 3Q23 Sales Down -7.4% YOY
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New Brief No. 36-23
November 14, 2023
Amphenol 3Q Sales -2.9% Industry Sales Down -4.7%
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New Brief No. 36-23
November 9, 2023
HUBER+SUHNER Experiences Lower Business after Nine Months
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New Brief No. 35-23
November 8, 2023
Dave Pheteplace Retires
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New Brief No. 34-23
October 25, 2023
Industry Personnel Are Pessimistic Now, But Forecast Improvements
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New Brief No. 33-23
October 12, 2023
Connector Prices will Continue to Increase
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New Brief No. 32-23
October 9, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -6.8% YOY Connector Sales Down -3.4%
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New Brief No. 31-23
October 6, 2023
The China Gold Rush is Over?
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New Brief No. 30-23
September 11, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -11.8% YOY; Connector Sales Down -3.7%
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New Brief No. 29-23
August 21, 2023
Raw Material Costs Decreased -6.9% YOY In 2Q23
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New Brief No. 28-23
August 17, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -18.3% YOY; Connector Sales Down -6.2%
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New Brief No. 27-23
August 11, 2023
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 2Q23 Results and 3Q23 Outlook
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New Brief No. 26-23
August 10, 2023
Amphenol Sales Down -2.6% YOY
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New Brief No. 25-23
August 8, 2023
TE Quarterly Sales Down -2.4% YOY
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New Brief No. 24-23
August 4, 2023
Industry Forecasts Prices Increases
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New Brief No. 23-23
July 19, 2023
Connector Demand Is Soft And Confidence is Negative
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New Brief No. 22-23
July 13, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -21.1% YOY Connector Sales Down -2.9%
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New Brief No. 21-23
June 12, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -21.6% YOY Connector Sales Down -1.6%
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New Brief No. 20-23
June 2, 2023
Raw Material Costs Increased 24.4% YOY In 1Q23
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New Brief No. 19-23
May 18, 2023
Connector Prices Increases Predicted to be Minimal
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New Brief No. 18-23
May 17, 2023
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 1Q23 Results and 2Q23 Outlook
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New Brief No. 17-23
May 15, 2023
Amphenol Sales Up +0.7% YOY
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New Brief No. 16-23
May 12, 2023
TE Quarterly Sales Up +3.8%
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New Brief No. 15-23
May 11, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -21.3% YOY Connector Sales Down Slightly
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New Brief No. 14-23
April 23, 2023
Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Negative Confidence
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New Brief No. 13-23
April 18, 2023
Semiconductor Sales Down -20.7% YOY; Connector Sales Were Flat
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New Brief No. 12-23
March 31, 2023
Industry Downturns: A History Lesson
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New Brief No. 11-23
March 10, 2023
Connector Prices Will Not Increase Over the Next Six Months
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New Brief No. 10-23
March 7, 2023
Connector Sales Were Down -2.3%; Semis Declined -18.5%
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New Brief No. 9-23
February 24, 2023
Raw Material Costs Decreased 5.9% YOY in 4Q22 and Declined 3.6% for the Full Year 2022
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New Brief No. 8-23
February 9, 2023
December 2022 Connector Sales Were Down -0.9% While Semis Declined -14.7%
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New Brief No. 7-23
February 7, 2023
Connector Industry Final Results – 2022
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New Brief No. 6-23
February 3, 2023
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 4Q22 Results and 1Q23 Outlook
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New Brief No. 5-23
February 2, 2023
Amphenol Sales Up +7.0% YOY
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New Brief No. 4-23
January 31, 2023
TE Quarterly Sales Up +0.6%
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New Brief No. 3-23
January 20, 2023
Third Consecutive Quarter of Negative Confidence
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New Brief No. 2-23
January 11, 2023
Connector Sales Were Up +2.4% While Semis Declined -9.2%
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News Brief No. 1-23
January 5, 2023
Industry Personnel Believe Prices Will Continue to Increase
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2022 Industry Updates
Industry Update No. 2-22
August 3, 2022
How’s Business? OEMs 1Q2022
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Industry Update No. 1-22
January 4, 2022
Top Ten Largest Connector Companies Gain Market Share (1980-2020)
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2022 New Briefs
News Brief No. 40-22
December 14, 2022
HARTING Revenues Exceed 1 Billion Euros in 2022
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News Brief No. 39-22
December 9, 2022
Connector Sales Were Up +1.3%; While Semis Declined -4.6%
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News Brief No. 38-22
December 8, 2022
Raw Material Costs Decreased 10.0% In 3Q22, Down 8.7% Sequentially
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News Brief No. 37-22
November 30, 2022
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 3Q22 Results and 4Q22 Outlook
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News Brief No. 36-22
November 13, 2022
TE Quarterly Sales Up +14.2%
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News Brief No. 35-22
November 11, 2022
Amphenol Sales Up 16.9% YOY
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News Brief No. 34-22
November 10, 2022
Connector Sales Up +15.5%; Semi Sales Were Negative, Ending 31 Months of Positive Growth
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News Brief No. 33-22
November 3, 2022
Over Half (54.6%) Believe Prices Will Increase in Next 6 Months
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News Brief No. 32-22
October 17, 2022
Confidence Negative and Projected to Remain Negative
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News Brief No. 31-22
October 14, 2022
Connector Sales Up +4.5%; Beating Semi Sales for the First Time Since June 2021
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News Brief No. 30-22
September 9, 2022
Semi Sales Up +7.3% in July
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News Brief No. 29-22
September 8, 2022
Raw Material Costs Increased 6% In 2Q22; Up 4.6% YTD
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News Brief No. 28-22
August 25, 2022
Connector Prices Projected To Continue Rising, But More Modest Increaes Are Expected
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News Brief No. 27-22
August 16, 2022
Semi Sales Up +14.1% in June and +13.3% for the Second Quarter
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News Brief No. 26-22
August 11, 2022
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors – 2Q22 Results and 3Q22 Outlook
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News Brief No. 25-22
August 10, 2022
TE Quarterly Sales Up +6.6%
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News Brief No. 24-22
August 8, 2022
Amphenol Sales Up 18.2% YOY
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News Brief No. 22-22
July 12, 2022
Semi Sales Up +18.0% in May
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News Brief No. 21-22
June 17, 2022
No Relief – Connector Prices Will Continue to Rise
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News Brief No. 20-22
June 9, 2022
Semi Sales Up +21.1% in April
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News Brief No. 19-22
June 7, 2022
Raw Material Costs Declined In 1Q22
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News Brief No. 18-22
May 12, 2022
Semi Sales Up +23.2% in March
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News Brief No. 17-22
May 11, 2022
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 1Q22 Results and 2Q22 Outlook
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News Brief No. 16-22
May 10, 2022
TE Quarterly Sales Up +7.2%
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News Brief No. 15-22
May 9, 2022
Amphenol Sales Up 24.2% YOY
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News Brief No. 14-22
May 6, 2022
First Quarter 2022 Results
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News Brief No. 13-22
May 5, 2022
Prices & Lead Times
Continue to Rise
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News Brief No. 12-22
April 15, 2022
As Expected – Business Confidence
Starting to Decline
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News Brief No. 11-22
April 7, 2022
Semi Sales Up +32.4% in February
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News Brief No. 9-22
March 8, 2022
Connector Industry’s’ Incredible Performance
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News Brief No. 10-22
April 6, 2022
Semi Sales Up +26.8% in January
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News Brief No. 8-22
February 16, 2022
New Sales Records for Semiconductor and Connector Industries;
Semi Sales Up +28.3% in December
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News Brief No. 7-22
February 11, 2022
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 4Q21 Results and 1Q22 Outlook
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News Brief No. 6-22
February 10, 2022
Prices & Lead Times Continue to Increase
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News Brief No. 5-22
February 9, 2022
Material Costs in 4Q21 Up +44.0%; 2021 Weighted Cost Up +36.5%
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News Brief No. 4-22
February 8, 2022
TE Quarterly Sales Up +8.4%
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News Brief No. 3-22
February 4, 2022
First Time Amphenol Exceeds $3 Billion in a Quarter
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News Brief No. 2-22
January 20, 2022
Confidence Remains Positive In Spite of Increase in Covid
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News Brief No. 1-22
January 6, 2022
Semi Sales Up +26.1% in November
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2021 Industry Updates
Industry Update No. 5-21
November 5, 2021
Connector Backlog Increases to 12 Weeks
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Industry Update No. 4-21
June 29, 2021
Connector Industry Outlook – June 2021
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Industry Update No. 3-21
June 7, 2021
Connector Industry Outlook 2021
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Industry Update No. 2-21
June 3, 2021
The Industrial Connector Market – All About Being “Smart”!
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Industry Update No. 1-21
January 21, 2021
A Data-Hungry World is Driving Demand for Wireless Connections
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2021 News Briefs
News Brief No. 43-21
December 29, 2021
HARTING Grows 14.5% in 2021
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News Brief No. 42-21
December 20, 2021
Connector Prices Will Continue to Increase
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News Brief No. 41-21
December 8, 2021
Semi Sales Up +25.0% in October
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News Brief No. 40-21
November 16, 2021
Material Costs in 3Q21 Up +46.2%; Rate of Increase Slowed in Q3
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News Brief No. 39-21
November 12, 2021
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 3Q21 Results and 4Q21 Outlook
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News Brief No. 38-21
November 11, 2021
TE Quarterly Sales Up +17.1%
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News Brief No. 37-21
November 10, 2021
Amphenol Reports Record Sales of $2,818 Million, Up +21.3% in Third Quarter
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News Brief No. 36-21
November 9, 2021
Semi Sales Up +27.5% in September
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News Brief No. 35-21
November 2, 2021
Connector Prices Continue to Increase But Lead Times will Moderate
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News Brief No. 34-21
October 7, 2021
Semi Sales Up +30.2% in August
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News Brief No. 33-21
September 28, 2021
Business Outlook Still Positive
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News Brief No. 32-21
September 13, 2021
Semi Sales Up +29.1% in July, Beats Connector Growth
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News Brief No. 31-21
September 8, 2021
Material Costs in 2Q21 Up Significantly; Predicted to Continue to Increase
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News Brief No. 30-21
August 25, 2021
Significant Price Increases And Long Lead Times
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News Brief No. 29-21
August 12, 2021
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 2Q21 Results and 3Q21 Outlook
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News Brief No. 28-21
August 11, 2021
Amphenol Reports Record Sales of $2,654 Million, Up 33.5% in Second Quarter
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News Brief No. 27-21
August 10, 2021
TE Quarterly Sales Up +50.9%; Record Sales of $3,845 Million
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News Brief No. 26-21
August 9, 2021
Connectors Sales Up +33.0%; Semi Sales Up +28.9% in June
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News Brief No. 25-21
July 23, 2021
COVID, Inflation and Chip Shortage Dampen Optimism
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News Brief No. 24-21
July 7, 2021
Connectors Sales Up +30.7%; Semi Sales Up +24.7% in May
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News Brief No. 23-21
June 28, 2021
Majority (74.3%) of Respondents Predict Prices to Increase
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News Brief No. 22-21
June 16, 2021
Connectors Sales Up +43.4%; Semi Sales Up +21.6% in April
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News Brief No. 21-21
May 21, 2021
Material Costs in 1Q21 Up Significantly; Predicted to Continue to Increase
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News Brief No. 20-21
May 19, 2021
Connectors Up +25.5%; Semi Sales Up +17.8% in March
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News Brief No. 19-21
May 14, 2021
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors 1Q21 Results and 2Q21 Outlook
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News Brief No. 18-21
May 10, 2021
Amphenol Sales Climb +27.7% in First Quarter; Forecast a +23% Increase for 2Q21
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News Brief No. 17-21
May 7, 2021
TE Quarterly Sales Up +17.0%; Forecasts Next Quarter Growth of +45%
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News Brief No. 16-21
April 22, 2021
Industry Confidence and Connector Demand Are Soaring
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News Brief No. 15-21
April 15, 2021
Connector Prices Increase as Demand Improves and Raw Material Costs Increase
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News Brief No. 14-21
April 14, 2021
Connectors Up +24.6%; Semi Sales Up +14.8% in February
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News Brief No. 13-21
March 11, 2021
HUBER+SUHNER Sales Decrease -5.9% in 2020
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News Brief No. 12-21
March 8, 2021
Semi Sales Up +13.1% in January; Connectors Up +16.2%
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News Brief No. 11-21
February 25, 2021
Raw Material Costs are Rising; Connector Demand is Increasing; Connector Prices are Predicted to Increase
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News Brief No. 10-21
February 22, 2021
2020 Material Costs
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News Brief No. 9-21
February 19, 2021
Semi Sales Up +8.5% in December
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News Brief No. 8-21
February 16, 2021
HARTING Revenues Reach 759€ Million in FY2020
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News Brief No. 7-21
February 8, 2021
Amphenol & TE Market Sectors: 4Q20 Results and 1Q21 Outlook
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News Brief No. 6-21
February 4, 2021
Positronic Becomes Part of Amphenol Corporation
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News Brief No. 5-21
February 3, 2021
TE Connectivity December Quarterly Sales Increased +11.2% YOY
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News Brief No. 4-21
February 2, 2021
Amphenol Reports Record Sales for the Year
4Q20; YOY Sales Climb +12.8%
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News Brief No. 3-21
February 1, 2021
Semi Sales Up +7.3% in November
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News Brief No. 2-21
January 29, 2021
Industry Confidence Up + 20 Points Suggesting Good Year in 2021
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News Brief No. 1-21
January 6, 2021
Windjammer Portfolio Company Hermetic Solutions Group
Acquires Cristek Interconnects, Inc.
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