MILPITAS, CA -- Sales of printed circuit board and multichip module design software increased 13.9% to $333.7 million in the period ended Dec. 31, the ESD Alliance announced today.

The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose 15.1%.

Overall electronic system design (ESD) revenue increased 14.4% to $3.47 billion. The four-quarter moving average rose 15.8%.

“The industry continued to report double-digit year-over-year revenue growth for Q4 2021 and ended 2021 with $13.2 billion total market revenue,” 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 double-digit growth for the quarter. Geographically, the Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific (APAC) all reported revenue growth.”

Companies tracked in the report employed 51,236 people globally in the quarter, up 5.7% year-over-year and up 0.1% sequentially.

Computer-aided engineering (CAE) revenue increased 11.2% to $1.06 billion. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 12.2%.

IC physical design and verification revenue decreased 2% to $624.5 million. The four-quarter moving average for the category rose 7%.

Semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) revenue jumped 24.8% to $1,314.3 million. The four-quarter SIP moving average grew 23.9%.

Services revenue increased 43.1% to $131.1 million. The four-quarter services moving average increased 19%.

The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $1.58 billion of electronic system design products and services, a 21% increase. The four-quarter moving average for the Americas rose 17.2%. Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) procured $482.5 million of electronic system design products and services in Q4 2021, a 5.5% increase. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA grew 12.6%.

Japan’s procurement of electronic system design products and services decreased 2.4% to $222.8 million. The four-quarter moving average for Japan rose 1%. Asia Pacific (APAC) procured $1.19 billion of electronic system design products and services in Q4 2021, a 13.8% increase. The four-quarter moving average for APAC increased 18.9%.

Register now for PCB East, the largest electronics technical conference and exhibition on the East Coast. Coming in April to Marlboro, MA.

 

Submit to FacebookSubmit to Google PlusSubmit to TwitterSubmit to LinkedInPrint Article
Don't have an account yet? Register Now!

Sign in to your account