MILPITAS, CA — Sales of software for designing printed circuit boards and multichip modules increased 1.4% to $293.3 million in the quarter ended Mar. 31, the ESD Alliance announced today.

The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose 11.4%.

Overall electronic system design (ESD) revenue increased 12.1% to $3.54 billion in the period, and the four-quarter moving average grew 14.5%.

“The industry continued to report double-digit year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2022, with quarterly revenue reaching a record $3,540.5 million,” said Walden C. Rhines, executive sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report. “Product categories computer-aided engineering, printed circuit board and multichip module, semiconductor intellectual property, and services recorded growth for the quarter. Geographically, the Americas, Japan, and Asia Pacific (APAC) all reported revenue growth.”

The companies tracked in the report reported employment of 51,328 workers globally, up 4.7% increase from a year ago and up 0.2% sequentially.

By category:

• CAE revenue increased 14.8% to $1.12 billion. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 12.5%.

• IC physical design and verification revenue decreased 7.5% to $631.2 million. The four-quarter moving average for the category declined 2.5%.

• SIP revenue jumped 23.7% to $1.38 billion. The four-quarter SIP moving average grew 26.5%.

• Services revenue increased 22.7% to $121.4 million. The four-quarter moving average increased 24.9%.

By Region:

• The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $1.52 billion of electronic system design products and services in Q1 2022, an 18.5% increase. The four-quarter moving average for the Americas rose 18%.

• Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) procured $434.1 million of electronic system design products and services in Q1, a 3% decrease. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA grew 8.1%.

• Japan’s procurement of electronic system design products and services increased 1.8% to $263.5 million. The four-quarter moving average for Japan rose 2.5%.

• Asia Pacific (APAC) procured $1.32 billion of electronic system design products and services, a 13.2% increase. The four-quarter moving average for APAC increased 15.6%.

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