The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 5.2 percent. ESD Alliance is a SEMI Technology Community.
“The EDA industry reported increased revenue in Q1 compared to Q1 2019, in part due to strong growth in the largest product category, Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP),” said Walden C. Rhines, CEO Emeritus of Mentor, a Siemens Business. “The Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module (PCB and MCM) category also reported double-digit gains in Q1. The four-quarter moving average continued to increase for the PCB and MCM, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), IC Physical Design and Verification, and SIP categories, and in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific (APAC).”
The companies tracked in the MSS report employed 45,938 in Q1 2020, a 5.6 percent increase over the Q1 2019 headcount of 43,500 and up 1.1 percent compared to Q4 2019.
Revenue by Product Category
- CAE generated revenue of $854.9 million in Q1 2020, a 1.7 percent increase compared to Q1 2019. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 2.4 percent.
- IC Physical Design and Verification revenue reached $507.9 million in Q1 2020, an 8.9 percent decrease compared to Q1 2019. The four-quarter moving average for the category increased 2.4 percent.
- PCB and MCM revenue of $250.9 million for Q1 2020 represents an increase of 12 percent compared to Q1 2019. The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM increased 14.1 percent.
- SIP revenue totalled $985.6 million in Q1 2020, a 12.5 percent increase compared to Q1 2019. The four-quarter SIP moving average increased 9.6 percent.
- Services revenue totalled $98.7 million in Q1 2020, an 8.6 percent decrease compared to Q1 2019. The four-quarter Services moving average decreased 12.1 percent.
