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EDA Consortium’s MSS Released
Written by Tracy Heffner
Friday, 30 June 2006
SAN JOSE – The EDA Consortium's Market Statistics Service (MSS) reported that the EDA industry revenue for Q1 of 2006 grew 10% to $1.22 billion, vs. $1.14 billion in Q1 2005, due in part to new company participation. Total product revenues without services, was up 10% to $1.13 billion in Q1 of 2006 vs. $1.03 billion in the same quarter of 2005.
"Last year's fourth quarter strength expanded in Q1, fueled by solid growth in North America and Western Europe," said Walden Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics Corp and vice-chair of the EDA Consortium.
Reporting companies employed 23,128 professionals in Q1 2006, up 4% from the 22,236 reported in Q1 2005.
EDA's largest tool category, computer-aided engineering, generated revenue of $512 million in Q1 2006, 10% more than the same period in 2005.
PCB and multi-chip module revenue decreased 4% in Q1 2006 to $84 million.
IC physical design and verification revenue increased 13% to $315 million in Q1 2006 compared to the same quarter in 2005.
Semiconductor intellectual property revenue totaled $225 million in Q1 2006, a 12% increase over Q1 2005.
Services revenue was $79 million in Q1 2006, up 3% from Q1 2005.
Revenue by Consuming Region North America, EDA's largest region, purchased $569 million of EDA products and services in Q1 2006, a 14% increase over Q1 2005.
Western Europe revenue was up 13% in Q1 2006 with revenues of $218 million. First quarter 2006 revenue from Japan grew 3% over Q1 2005 to $291 million.
Rest-of-world continued to extend previous years of revenue growth by increasing 4% to $137 million in Q1 2006.
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