ROTHERHAM, UK – VC Electronics will merge with another printed circuit board manufacturer and will add 10 of its staff, according to published reports.

TORONTO – SMTC Corp. reported first-quarter revenue of $65.4 million, down 10% year-over-year and down 11% sequentially.

ST. LOUIS – Viasystems Group reported net sales for the quarter ended Mar. 31 of $272.9 million, up 4.1% year-over-year, and flat sequentially.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES – Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. recorded $164.8 million in consolidated revenues in the first three months of 2013, up 8.5% year-over-year.

WASHINGTON – President Obama has announced focus areas for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation.

FRAMINGHAM, MA -- A PC "crisis" is unfolding and dragging down worldwide spending on IT equipment, according to IDC in a webinar today.

FORT COLLINS, CO – FCT Assembly has completed the expansion of its existing Fort Collins, CO, facility to accommodate the company’s growth.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nortech Systems today reported first-quarter net sales of $25.9 million, down 8.8% from a year ago and up 3.4% sequentially.

TAIPEI -- DRAM availability is tightening and PC vendors in particular might start feeling the constraints, according to published reports.

OULU, FINLAND – JOT Automation has moved its headquarters back to Oulu, Finland.

MEDINA, MN ― Automated optical inspection OEM ASC International has opened its new 13,000 sq. ft. corporate office here.

SAN DIEGO -- A private investigation is underway on behalf of investors in Nam Tai Electronics over potential securities laws violations by the contract assembler and some of its directors and officers.