SHANGHAI – IPC has appointed Peter Chiang as its vice president of IPC China. Chiang also will serve as IPC’s chief representative for Taiwan.

MAUI – The 2013 Pan Pacific Symposium Best Presentation Award went to Rolf Aschenbrenner, Ph.D., in a vote by attendees of the January conference.

SAN JOSE – A pair of trade groups will host a workshop on flame resistance requirements for electronics this spring.

TAIPEI -- C Sun Manufacturing has seen a return of orders for its LCD, PCB and semiconductor equipment with its book-to-bill ratio rising to as high as 1.8 for certain equipment lines.