Americas Lead in Industrial Chip Purchases
OEMs in the Americas region, led by the United States, continue to spend the most on industrial semiconductors despite years of outsourcing and offshoring, according to IHS.
Gina Roos is executive editor of EPS News. She can be reached at gina.roos@epsnewsonline.com.
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