FRAMINGHAM, MA – With China now the top PC market worldwide, accounting for more than 21% of global shipments in 2012, slow February results and the likely impact on March are expected to lower first quarter global PC shipments by roughly 2% from recent forecasts, says International Data Corp.

DENVER – Epic Technologies named Joe Rogers senior vice president of global operations.

BANGKOK -- UMC Electronics, Japan's second largest EMS company, will open a plant outside of Bangkok this fall.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Overall North American electronics executive compensation budgets for 2013 are expected to increase 2.9% on average for 2013, according to a new IPC study.