Q1 design revenues up 12%

“The EDA industry continued to post double-digit gains in Q1 2023, with increases in all product categories and geographic regions,” says Wally Rhines (pictured) Executive Sponsor of the SEMI electronic Design Market Data report, “product categories Computer Aided Engineering, IC Physical Design and Verification, Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module, and Services all reported double digit increases.”

The companies tracked in the EDMD report employed 57,696 people globally in Q1 2023, a 12.9% jump over the Q1 2022 headcount of 51,093 and up 4.5% compared to Q4 2022.

The quarterly EDMD report contains detailed revenue information with the following category and geographic breakdowns.

Revenue by Product and Application Category – Year-Over-Year Change

• Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)revenue rose 15.1% to $1,434.1 million. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 18.6%.
• IC Physical Design and Verificationrevenue jumped 24.6% to $675.8 million. The four-quarter moving average for the category increased 14.6%.
• Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module (PCB and MCM) revenue increased 25.6% to $368.4 million. The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM rose 15.7%.
• Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue increased 0.4% to $1,330.6 million. The four-quarter SIP moving average grew 5.7%.
• Services revenue increased 17.2% to $142.2 million. The four-quarter Services moving average rose 16.8%.

Revenue by Region – Year-Over-Year Change

• The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $1,698.2 million of electronic system design products and services in Q1 2023, a 12.7% increase. The four-quarter moving average for the Americas rose 12.5%.
• Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)procured $530.1 million of electronic system design products and services in Q1 2023, a 21.6% increase. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA grew 9.6%.
• Japan’s procurement of electronic system design products and services increased 4.3% to $272.7 million. The four-quarter moving average for Japan rose 2.3%.
• Asia Pacific (APAC) procured $1,449.9 million of electronic system design products and services in Q1 2023, a 9.6% increase. The four-quarter moving average for APAC grew 16%.