SAN JOSE - Sales of EDA software and services reached $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter, up 3% year-on-year. For the year, revenue hit a record $4 billion, said the EDA Consortium (edac.org).

"In 2004, The EDA industry crossed the $4 billion mark," said Walden C. Rhines, chairman of the EDA Consortium and chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics Corporation. "Every quarter saw consistent year over year growth for the whole industry, though the North American region, as well as the IC Physical Design & Verification segment, were both down for the year." 

For the quarter, product and maintenance revenue (excluding services) increased 3% to a record $1 billion. PCB and MCM layout tools hit $91 million, up 9%. CAE sales were up 9% to $523 million. IC physical design and verification fell 6% to $326 million. Semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) revenue was down 2% to $71 million.

Services revenue was $67 million, up 5%.

For the year, CAE revenue was up 5% to $1.9 billion. IC physical design and verification fell 4% to $1.2 billion. Sales of PCB and MCM layout tools rose 3% to $341 million. SIP revenue rose to $314 million from $281 million, due in part to new company participation. Services revenue totaled $280 million in 2004, a 12% increase.

North America, EDA's largest customer base, purchased $494 million worth of products and services in the fourth quarter, down 14% from a year ago. Western Europe jumped 33% to $268 million. Japan grew 14% to $188 million. The rest-of-world rose 23% to $128 million.

For the year, North American revenue down 4% to $1.95 billion, good for a 49% global share. Western Europe rose 12% to $820 million. Japan was up 2% to $783 million. Other regions combined to rise 22% to $466 million.