MILPITAS, CA – Sales of printed circuit board and multichip module design software edged up 1.7% to $339.4 million in the fourth quarter 2022, according to the ESD Alliance's latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. 

The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose 9.9%.

Overall electronic system design (ESD) industry revenue increased 11.3% year-over-year to total $3.86 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. The four-quarter moving average rose 12.6%.

"The electronic design automation (EDA) industry posted double-digit gains in Q4 2022, with increases in all major product categories," said Walden C. Rhines, executive sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report. "All geographic regions recorded growth in the quarter, with Asia Pacific reporting a double-digit increase."

The companies tracked in the EDMD report employed 56,501 people globally in the fourth quarter, a 10.3% increase over the headcount of 51,236 in the first quarter of 2021 and up 2% compared to the third quarter of 2022.

The quarterly EDMD report contains detailed revenue information with the following category and geographic breakdowns.

Revenue by Product and Application Category – Year-Over-Year Change

• Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) revenue jumped 16.9% to $1,244.2 million. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 16.1%.
• IC Physical Design and Verification revenue rose 11.8% to $698.3 million. The four-quarter moving average for the category increased 6.9%.
• Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue climbed 9.3% to $1,436.3 million. The four-quarter SIP moving average grew 12.9%.
• Services revenue increased 7.1% to $140.5 million. The four-quarter Services moving average rose 17.9%.

Revenue by Region – Year-Over-Year Change

• The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $1,714.5 million of electronic system design products and services in Q4 2022, an 8.7% increase. The four-quarter moving average for the Americas rose 13.6%.
• Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) procured $504.6 million of electronic system design products and services in Q4 2022, a 4.6% increase. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA grew 3.6%.
• Japan’s procurement of electronic system design products and services increased 8.6% to $242.1 million. The four-quarter moving average for Japan rose 1.7%.
• Asia Pacific (APAC) procured $1,397.5 million of electronic system design products and services in Q4 2022, a 17.9% increase. The four-quarter moving average for APAC grew 17.1%.