EDA Consortium reports revenue increase for Q2 2011

SAN JOSE, USA: The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 17.6 percent for Q2 2011 to $1438.1 million, compared to $1222.9 million in Q2 2010. Sequential EDA revenue for Q2 2011 decreased 0.6 percent compared to Q1 2011, while the four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 16.3 percent.

“Second quarter 2011 results represent a significant increase in all product categories compared to the second quarter 2010, with CAE, PCB & MCM, SIP, and services all showing double digit increases,” said Wally Rhines, EDAC chair and chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. “Geographically, all regions realized increased revenue in Q2 2011 compared to Q2 2010, with double digit increases in the Americas, Japan, and Asia/Pacific regions.”

Companies that were tracked employed 26,721 professionals in Q2 2011, an increase of 1 percent compared to the 26,457 people employed in Q1 2011, and up 2.9 percent compared to Q2 2010.

The complete MSS report, containing detailed revenue information broken out by both categories and geographic regions, is available via subscription from the EDA Consortium.

Revenue by product category
The largest category, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), generated revenue of 549.8 million in Q2 2011, which represents a 19.8 percent increase over Q2 2010. The four-quarters moving average for CAE increased 17.3 percent.

IC Physical Design & Verification revenue increased to $286.9 million in Q2 2011, a 5.8 percent increase compared to Q2 2010. The four-quarters moving average increased 9 percent.

Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module (PCB & MCM) revenue of $144.9 million represents an increase of 21.7 percent compared to Q2 2010. The four-quarters moving average for PCB & MCM increased 17 percent.

Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue totaled $367.7 million in Q2 2011, a 22.6 percent increase compared to Q2 2010. The four-quarters moving average increased 25.1 percent.

Services revenue was $88.8 million in Q2 2011, an increase of 19.9 percent compared to Q2 2010. The four-quarters moving average increased 3.6 percent.

Revenue by region
The Americas, EDA’s largest region, purchased $626.1 million of EDA products and services in Q2 2011, an increase of 21.1 percent compared to Q2 2010. The four-quarters moving average for the Americas increased 17.7 percent.

Revenue in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) was up 8.8 percent in Q2 2011 compared to Q2 2010 on revenues of $246.5 million. The EMEA four-quarters moving average increased 8.4 percent.

Second quarter 2011 revenue from Japan increased 17.8 percent to $253.9 million compared to Q2 2010. The four-quarters moving average for Japan increased 11.1 percent.

The Asia/Pacific (APAC) region revenue increased to $311.6 million in Q2 2011, an 18.1 percent increase compared to the same quarter in 2010. The four-quarters moving average increased 26 percent.