MILPITAS, CA — Sales of printed circuit board and multichip module CAD software increased 14.5% year-over-year in the third quarter to $298.3 million, the ESD Alliance announced today.

The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, increased 10.9%.

Overall electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 17.1% year-over-year to $3.46 billion. The four-quarter moving average rose 16.1%.

“The industry reported double-digit year-over-year revenue growth for Q3 2021,” said Walden C. Rhines, Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report. “Geographically, all regions reported double-digit growth, with product categories CAE, Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module, SIP, and Services also showing double-digit growth.”

Companies tracked in the report employed 51,182 people globally, up 8.7% over the previous year's headcount of 47,087 and up 2.4% sequentially.

By product:

• CAE revenue increased 13.7% to $1.06 billion. The four-quarter moving average increased 11.8%.

• IC physical design and verification revenue increased 0.7% to $612.6 million. The four-quarter moving average rose 16%.

• SIP revenue rose 30.6% to $1.37 billion. The four-quarter moving average grew 22.1%.

• Services revenue increased 12.5% to $119.1 million. The four-quarter moving average increased 9.2%.

By region:

• The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, purchased $1.50 billion of electronic system design products and services in Q3 2021, a 14.3% increase. The four-quarter moving average rose 15.8%.

• Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) revenue increased 22.6% to $451.7 million. The four-quarter moving average grew 11.9%.

• Japan revenue increased 11.8% to $259.8 million. The four-quarter moving average rose 3.3%.

• Asia Pacific (APAC) revenue increased 19.7% to $1.25 billion. The four-quarter moving average increased 21.3%.

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