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 » Electronic System Design Industry Bests 10-Year Revenue RecordOctober 20th, 2022 by Bob Smith, Executive Director
The Electronic System Design (ESD) industry continues to post strong revenue numbers and project a positive future for the close to 55,000 people employed in our ecosystem. Just consider, the ESD industry reported the highest year-over-year increase in more than 10 years with quarterly revenue reaching a record $3,748.7 million. In fact, revenue increased 17.5% from $3,191.4 million in Q2 2021 to $3,748.7 million in Q2 2022 and the four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose 15.3%. All product categories and geographic regions recorded growth in the quarter. These numbers were stated by us –– the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community –– in our latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. As for companies tracked by the EDMD, they employed 54,408 people globally in Q2 2022, an 8.9% increase over the Q2 2021 headcount of 49,964 and up 6% compared to Q1 2022. The quarterly EDMD report contains detailed revenue information. Some stats pulled from the report show revenue by Product and Application Category with Year-Over-Year Changes:
Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue jumped 22.6% to $1,476.7 million. The four-quarter SIP moving average grew 25.3%.
About the EDMD Report Public and private companies contribute data to the quarterly Electronic Design Market Data (formerly the Market Statistics Service) report available from SEMI. It presents EDA, SIP and services industry revenue data quarterly published approximately three months after quarter close. The EDMD report data is segmented by revenue product category (CAE, IC Physical Design and Verification, Semiconductor IP, PCB/MCM Layout, and Services) and numerous detailed sub-categories; geographic region (Americas, EMEA, Japan and APAC); and total employment at participating companies. The EDMD newsletter has more details. For information about SEMI market research reports, visit the SEMI Market Research Reports and Databases Catalog or the ESD Alliance EDMD page. Or contact me at bsmith@semi.org. Engage with the ESD Alliance at: Website: www.esd-alliance.org ESD Alliance Bridging the Frontier blog Twitter: @ESDAlliance |