Global EDA Sales Up 6% in Q3
Published: 30 December 2005
by Mike Buetow
SAN JOSE – Electronic design
automation revenue for the third quarter was up
6%, to $1.1 billion, over last year, the EDA Consortium said today.
PCB and multichip module revenue was flat, at $81 million.
EDAC chairman Wally Rhines called the strength "broad-based, with all regions up, as well as nearly all product segments."
EDA license and maintenance sales grew 6% in the third quarter to $851 million.
EDA's largest tool category, computer-aided engineering, generated revenue of $469 million in Q3, up 4% over in 2004. IC physical design and verification reported revenue of $296 million, a 9% rise. Semiconductor property revenue totaled $199 million, up 5%, and services revenue rose 9% to $72 million.
North America, EDA's largest region, purchased $532 million of EDA products and services, up 3%. Western Europe sales increased 7% to $218 million. Revenue in Japan grew 9% to $243 million. Elsewhere, sales rose for the 27th straight quarter, increasing 9% to $129 million.
Reporting companies employed 21,140 professionals in Q3, up 3% from a year ago.
