PITTSBURGH, PA -- Ansys's chief executive last week offered a fairly positive view of several key electronics end-markets, saying the EDA company sees ongoing demand for automotive, aerospace and industrial equipment.

Read more: Ansys Likes 2012 Outlook for Electronics

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics has created a reference design for a tablet platform based on the Texas Instruments OMAP 4 applications processors.

Read more: Benchmark Releases Tablet Reference Design

ATLANTA, GA -- Design for manufacturing is the subject the next moderated discussion at PCB Chat.

Read more: DfM Highlights Next PCB Chat

NEW YORK -- Mentor Graphics and billionaire Carl Icahn are back it, squabbling over whether the notorious investor's handpicked representatives should have been nominated for the software company's board.

Read more: Icahn Lashes Out at Mentor Over Board Picks