Bridging the Frontier 
Bob Smith, Executive Director
Bob Smith is Executive Director of the ESD Alliance responsible for its management and operations. Previously, Bob was senior vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Uniquify, responsible for brand development, positioning, strategy and business development activities. Bob began his … More » ESD Industry Revenue Increases more than $1B in 2020; Join us for Our CEO Outlook May 18April 21st, 2021 by Bob Smith, Executive Director
A quick recap of the news release highlights some impressive numbers. For example, revenue increased 15.4% in Q4 2020 to $3,031.5 million, compared to $2,626.3 million in Q4 2019, representing only the fourth time since 2011 that year-over-year growth exceeded 15%. The four-quarter moving average that compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, rose by 11.6%, the highest annual growth since 2011 and the second highest in the last 14 years. For more details, check out the news release, “ESD Alliance Reports Strong Electronic System Design Industry Revenue Growth for Q4 2020.” With such positive news, I expect this year’s CEO Outlook to be especially informative, though don’t expect any of our panelists to comment directly on revenue or forecasts. Instead, they will offer their insights on the state of the Electronic System Design industry along with their views of the outlook for the coming year.
 Ed Sperling Ed Sperling, Editor-in-Chief of Semiconductor Engineering, will moderate this year’s panel of eight CEOs, all of whom are members of the ESD Alliance Governing Council, Tuesday, May 18, from 2-3pm PDT. Panelists include Simon Segars of Arm; Lip-Bu Tan from Cadence; Dean Drako at IC Manage; OneSpin’s Raik Brinkmann; Real Intent’s Prakash Narain; Joseph Sawicki of Siemens EDA; Silvaco’s Babak Taheri; and Aart de Geus from Synopsys.  Simon Segars  Lip-Bu Tan  Dean Drako  Raik Brinkmann  Prakash Narain  Joseph Sawicki  Babak Taheri  Aart de Geus Registration is free for members. Pricing for non-members is $35. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/2QkE32V. If you have questions about the CEO Outlook, reach out to Paul Cohen, Senior Manager of the ESD Alliance, who can be reached at pcohen@semi.org. Immediately following the CEO Outlook event, we will hold the annual ESD Alliance member meeting. At this meeting, we will recap the past year, talk about what we have planned for the year ahead and announce the election of our new Governing Council for the 2021-2023 term. Maybe it’s time you or your company consider joining the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community. If your company is already a SEMI member, becoming a member of the ESD Alliance means submitting a short application with no extra fee. If your company is not a SEMI member yet, it can apply at the same time to join the ESD Alliance. Again, no extra fee is associated with being a part of the ESD Alliance. To learn more about the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, and our programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the ESD Alliance website or contact me at bsmith@semi.org. Follow the ESD Alliance at: Website: www.esd-alliance.org ESD Alliance Bridging the Frontier blog Twitter: @ESDAlliance |
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