EDA Consortium Reports Revenue Increase for Q3 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)--

The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 4.9 percent for Q3 2012 to $1619.9 million, compared to $1543.9 million in Q3 2011. Sequential EDA revenue for Q3 2012 increased 1.7 percent compared to Q2 2012, while the four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 8.8 percent.

"The EDA industry recorded its eleventh consecutive year-over-year quarterly growth," said Walden C. Rhines, board sponsor for the EDAC MSS and chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics (News - Alert). "Asia/Pacific led the way with double-digit growth, while all other regions except Japan were also positive."

Companies that were tracked employed 28,877 professionals in Q3 2012, an increase of 6.3 percent compared to the 27,162 people employed in Q3 2011, and up 2.4 percent compared to Q2 2012.

The complete MSS report, containing detailed revenue information broken out by both categories and geographic regions, is available via subscription from the EDA Consortium.

Revenue by Product Category

The largest category, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), generated revenue of $632.5 million in Q3 2012, which represents an 11.6 percent increase over Q3 2011. The four-quarters moving average for CAE increased 11.0 percent.

IC Physical Design & Verification revenue decreased to $326.7 million in Q3 2012, a 3.4 percent decrease compared to Q3 2011. The four-quarters moving average increased 12.2 percent.

Printed Circuit Bord and Multi-Chip Module (PCB & MCM) revenue of $153.0 million represents an increase of 9.0 percent compared to Q3 2011. The four-quarters moving average for PCB & MCM decreased 1.7 percent.

Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue totaled $423.0 million in Q3 2012, a 3.2 percent increase compared to Q3 2011. The four-quarters moving average increased 9.0 percent.

Services revenue was $84.7 million in Q3 2012, a decrease of 4.6 percent compared to Q3 2011. The four-quarters moving average decreased 0.8 percent.

Revenue by Region

The Americas remains EDA's largest region, purchasing $715.7 million of EDA products and services in Q3 2012, an increase of 1.3 percent compared to Q3 2011. The four-quarters moving average for the Americas increased 9.3 percent.

Revenue in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) was up 3.8 percent in Q3 2012 compared to Q3 2011 on revenues of $267.5 million. The EMEA four-quarters moving average increased 7.7 percent.

Third quarter 2012 revenue from Japan decreased 5.1 percent to $243.9 million compared to Q3 2011. The four-quarters moving average for Japan decreased 6.6 percent.

The Asia/Pacific (APAC) region revenue increased to $392.8 million in Q3 2012, an increase of 21.8 percent compared to the third quarter in 2011. The four-quarters moving average increased 21.9 percent.

About the MSS Report

The EDA Consortium Market Statistics Service reports EDA industry revenue data quarterly and is available by annual subscription. Both public and private companies contribute data to the report. Each quarterly report is published approximately three months after quarter close. MSS report data is segmented as follows: revenue type (product licenses and maintenance, services, and SIP), application (CAE, PCB/MCM Layout, and IC Physical Design & Verification), and region (the Americas, Europe Middle East and Africa, Japan, and Asia Pacific), with many subcategories of detail provided. The report also tracks total employment of the reporting companies.

About the EDA Consortium

The EDA Consortium is the international association of companies that provide design tools and services that enable engineers to create the world's electronic products used for communications, computer, space technology, medical, automotive, industrial equipment, and consumer electronics markets among others. For more information about the EDA Consortium, visit www.edac.org, or to subscribe to the Market Statistics Service, call 408-287-3322 or email mss13@edac.org.

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