Electronic System Design Industry posts $4bn in Q2 revenues

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Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 5.3% to $3.9bn in the second quarter of 2023, up from $3.7bn in the second quarter of 2022, according to the ESD Alliance.

The figures, released in the alliance’s latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report, showed that the four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose by 9.5%.

“Growth in total electronic design automation (EDA) revenue in Q2 23 was limited by weak semiconductor IP revenue,” said Walden C. Rhines, Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report. “However, total license and maintenance revenue, which includes all design tools, was strong at 16.1% overall with double-digit growth in all regions except Japan.”

The companies tracked in the EDMD report employed 59,160 people globally in Q2 2023, an 11.8% jump over the Q2 2022 headcount of 52,918 and up 2.5% compared to Q1 2023.

Breaking down revenue by product and application category, year-over-year, showed:

  • Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) revenue jumped 19.7% to $1.5bn. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 17.6%.
  • IC Physical Design and Verification revenue rose 14.2% to $689 million. The four-quarter moving average for the category increased 17.2%.
  • Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module (PCB and MCM) revenue increased 6.3% to $369 million. The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM rose 11.7%.
  • Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue decreased 11.6% to $1.2bn. The four-quarter SIP moving average fell 1.6%.
  • Services revenue increased 5.2% to $137.5 million. The four-quarter Services moving average rose 12.3%.

In terms of revenue by region, year-over-year, the changes were:

The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $1.6bn of electronic system design products and services in Q2 2023, an 0.6% decline. The four-quarter moving average for the Americas rose 7.5%.

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) procured $509.4mn of electronic system design products and services in Q2 2023, a 7.8% increase. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA grew 8.2%.

Japan’s procurement of electronic system design products and services decreased 4.3% to $241.6 million. The four-quarter moving average for Japan fell 0.3%.

Asia Pacific (APAC) procured $1.5bn of electronic system design products and services in Q2 2023, a 13.1% increase. The four-quarter moving average for APAC grew 14.4%.