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China "Purchasing Managers" IndexDiffusion Index, >50 = Growth

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Chart 12 Rigid & Flexible PCB Book/Bill N. America

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Chart 13 N. America Rigid & Flexible PCB Orders & Shipments

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N America CCG PCB Leading Indicator vs. N America Rigid & Flex PCB Shipments

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Chart 16 Connected Car Production by Connectivity Mode, Worldwide

Gartner 9/16

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Total 6,855 12,433 21,068 33,768 48,923 60,943Tethered 4,681 7,519 9,971 12,374 14,995 17,994Embedded 2,174 4,914 11,097 21,394 33,928 42,949

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Top 3 Vendors, Worldwide Integrated Systems & Certified Reference Systems 2Q’16

IDC 10/16 2Q’16: $1,627 Million

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Top 3 Vendors, Worldwide Integrated Platforms 2Q’16

IDC 10/16 2Q’16: $864 Million

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2Q’15: $896M

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Worldwide Converged Systems Market by Product CategoryQ2’15 – Q2’16 Vendor Revenue

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Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q22015 2016

Total 2651 2555 3119 2525 2972Hyperconverged Systems 202 280 351 373 481Certified Reference Systems 709 620 655 585 666Integrated Platforms 896 744 901 733 864Integrated Infrastructure 844 911 1212 834 962

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