...A. Our results for the period exceeded our expectations, driven by better-than-expected volumes in all segments. B. Broadly, the first quarter confirmed that we are past the bottom in electronics and on the road to recovery. C. Our Semiconductor Technologies business reported sequential sales growth of 8% in the first quarter and 10% year-over-year, driven by a pickup in the underlying chip demand and normalization of customer inventory levels, both slightly earlier than expected. D. In Interconnect Solutions, we saw a second straight quarter of year-over-year volume growth with volumes up 4%. E. We did, however, continue to see channel inventory destocking, as expected, resulting in year-over-year revenue declines in certain industrial-based businesses, but we believe those conditions have bottomed and our assumed recovery timing is also consistent with our previous expectations. F. That said, and given first quarter performance, we are raising our full year 2024 guidance for net sales,...
