We’re only three weeks away from the gala 2022 Phil Kaufman Award Ceremony and Banquet honoring Dr. Giovanni De Micheli co-hosted by award sponsors the ESD Alliance and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA). The event will be held Thursday, February 23, at 6:30pm at The GlassHouse in San Jose, Calif.

If you haven’t already, register today to join us for a memorable evening. Member tickets are $225 each and $275 per non-member. Member pricing is offered for individuals or companies that are active SEMI or IEEE members. Registration is found on the ESD Alliance website or the CEDA website. (more…)

We published our latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report and it continues to be good news for the Electronic System Design (ESD) industry. According to the report, revenue increased 8.9% from $3,458.2 million in Q3 2021 to $3,767.4 million in Q3 2022. The four-quarter moving average that compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four rose 13.4%.

Wally Rhines is the executive sponsor and founder of the SEMI EDMD report and a long-time supporter of the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community. His positive comments in the news release may bode well for the rest of the year: “The EDA industry posted overall gains in Q3 2022 with double-digit increases in all product categories except Semiconductor IP. All geographic regions except Japan recorded growth in the quarter with Asia Pacific reporting a double-digit increase.”

Our industry’s headcount in Q3 2022 hit 55,369 people globally working for companies tracked in the EDMD report, an 8.2% increase over the Q3 2021 headcount of 51,182 and up 1.8% compared to Q2 2022.

Total Revenue by Segments

Some additional statistics pulled from this EDMD report reports revenue by product and application category, highlighting year-over-year change. For example, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) revenue increased 16.7% to $1,231.2 million with a four-quarter CAE moving average increased 14.8%. IC Physical Design and Verification revenue increased 12.2% to $687.4 million, a four-quarter moving average for the category increased 3.4%.

In the category of Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module (PCB and MCM), revenue increased 15.6% to $344.7 million that comes to a four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM rose 13.2%. Services revenue increased 20.8% to $144 million, bringing the four-quarter Services moving average to an increase of 26.8%.

As Wally Rhines mentioned, revenue decreased in Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) category 1.0% to $1,360.2 million, though the four-quarter SIP moving average grew 16.5%.

Moving on to revenue by region and year-over-year change, the Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $1,622.1 million of electronic system design products and services in Q3 2022, an 8.5% increase. The four-quarter moving average rose 16.8%. Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) purchased $451 million of electronic system design products and services in Q3 2022, a 0.2% increase for a four-quarter moving average growth of 3.8%. Asia Pacific (APAC) secured $1,456.4 million of electronic system design products and services in Q3 2022, a 16.3% increase with a four-quarter moving average increased 16.2%. Buying electronic system design products and services in Japan decreased 8.5% to $237.8 million. The four-quarter moving average declined 0.8%.

About the EDMD Report

Total EDA, SIP and Services Revenue by Region

Public and private companies contribute data to the quarterly Electronic Design Market Data (formerly the Market Statistics Service) report available from SEMI and produced by the ESD Alliance. 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 and numerous detailed sub-categories such as geographic region and total employment at participating companies.

For information about SEMI market research reports, visit the SEMI Market Research Reports and Databases Catalog or the ESD Alliance EDMD page.

The Phil Kaufman Award Ceremony and Banquet

A reminder that the Phil Kaufman Award Ceremony and Banquet honoring Dr. Giovanni (Nanni) De Micheli will be held Thursday, February 23, at 6:30pm in San Jose.

The event we’re co-hosting with the other award sponsor the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) will be held at The GlassHouse in San Jose, Calif. Member tickets are $225 each and $275 per non-member. Member pricing is offered for individuals or companies that are active SEMI or IEEE members. Registration is found on the ESD Alliance website or the CEDA website.

Nanni is being recognized for his contributions to EDA, including his research on EDA tools and methodologies that helped drive significant advances in the academic field of design automation. He is professor and director of the Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEL) and of the Integrated Systems Centre at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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The ESD Alliance is a SEMI Technology Community representing members in the electronic system and semiconductor design ecosystem that addresses technical, marketing, economic and legislative issues affecting the entire industry. We act as the central voice to communicate and promote the value of the semiconductor design ecosystem as a vital component of the global electronics industry. Contact me at bsmith@semi.org if you would like to learn more.

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Not long ago, I had a fascinating discussion with Handel Jones about his book – When AI Rules The World: China, the U.S. and the Race to Control a Smart Planet. Below is a condensed version of our conversation that initially appeared on the SEMI website.

Handel Jones, CEO of International Business Strategies (IBS) and a well-known, longtime strategic analyst and commentator covering the semiconductor industry, authored the recently published book – When AI Rules The World: China, the U.S. and the Race to Control a Smart Planet. I spoke with Jones about the fascinating read.

Smith: The book starts off with the statement that China is way ahead in artificial intelligence (AI) and that the U.S. is dangerously behind. Can you summarize the main reasons this has happened?

Jones: AI is heavily dependent on connectivity bandwidth, and China is ahead of the U.S. in 5G connectivity. In addition, China is making extensive use of AI for 3D facial recognition, which is making transactions more efficient, and the mass market for 3D facial recognition is resulting in large improvements in the technology. The 3D facial recognition technology is being used in military applications, including drones, and other areas that require image recognition. This is one example of where China is moving ahead of the U.S. Other areas include adoption of digital currency, autonomous transportation, quantum computing, battery technology, smart robots, and health monitoring.

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Happy New Year and good wishes for a prosperous 2023!

Our events season begins with the 2022 Phil Kaufman Award Ceremony and Dinner honoring Dr. Giovanni De Micheli Thursday, February 23, at 6:30pm in San Jose. We co-host the evening with the other award sponsor the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA).

The event will be held at The GlassHouse in San Jose, Calif. Early bird ticket pricing for the evening is available through next Friday –– January 13 –– at $175 per individual from member companies and $225 each for non-members. After January 13, member tickets are $225 each and $275 per non-member. Member pricing is offered for individuals or companies that are active SEMI or IEEE members.

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Why not register now for the 2022 Phil Kaufman Award ceremony and banquet honoring Dr. Giovanni De Micheli to take advantage of early-bird pricing? It’s Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. at The GlassHouse, 2 South Market Street in San Jose, Calif.,

The evening, certain to be enjoyable and memorable, will be hosted by the ESD Alliance and the IEEE CEDA to honor Dr. De Micheli, a true force in the EDA community.

Early bird ticket pricing is available now through Friday, January 13, at $175 per individual from member companies and $225 each for non-members. After January 13, member tickets are $225 each and $275 per non-member. Member pricing is offered for individuals or companies that are active SEMI or IEEE members

Join us as we acknowledge Dr. De Micheli’s extensive contributions our community. According to Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys: “Professor De Micheli, or Nanni to many of us who’ve been driving our industry forward for decades, stands as a relentless advocate for our field. While many predicted our industry was fully matured, he remained focused and creative, be it with the encoding of finite-state machines combined with logic minimization or solving the cell-library mapping problem with Boolean matching. I am not alone when I express my appreciation to Nanni for advancing the field, but most important, for continuing to add findings that keep our profession fresh and exciting!”

Registration is open, so register today!

When I last talked with Rick Eram, Excellicon’s vice president of sales and operations, we discussed how to manage timing challenges early in the design cycle, otherwise known as a “shift-left” methodology. (See SEMI blog post titled Excellicon – Managing Critical Timing Constraints Across Design and Verification to Reduce Timing).

As a provider of design tools that connect early design specifications to their physical representations, Excellicon is paving the way to optimally partition structures and floorplans. In a follow-up conversation, Rick offered more of his perceptions on the advantages of early design techniques. What follows is a condensed version of our conversation.

Smith: How do you define “Implementation-ready register transfer level (RTL) code,” a term that seems to be used more regularly with chip designers?

Eram: The issues and challenges are always discovered in the backend; in many cases the RTL was not properly or suitably coded for physical implementation.

Generally, during the RTL development stage, the focus is on the functionality and correctness of the RTL code. Designing RTL code that is suitable for physical design and for easier timing closure has not been a concern.
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Please join the Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance)  and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) as we honor Dr. Giovanni De Micheli, the 2022 Phil Kaufman Award recipient at the ceremony and banquet in his honor. It will be held Thursday, February 23, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m. and running until 9:30 p.m. at The GlassHouse, 2 South Market Street in San Jose, Calif.

Early bird ticket pricing is available through Friday, January 13, 2023, at $175 per individual from member companies and $225 each for non-members. After January 13, member tickets are $225 each and $275 per non-member. Member pricing is offered for individuals or companies that are active SEMI or IEEE members.

Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact me at bsmith@semi.org for more information.

Dr. De Micheli is Professor and Director of the Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEL) and of the Integrated Systems Centre at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is being recognized for his contributions to electronic design automation (EDA). His research on EDA tools and methodologies has helped drive significant advances in the academic field of design automation and made a lasting impact on the industry through their incorporation into commercial EDA solutions.

About the Phil Kaufman Award

The Phil Kaufman Award, co-sponsored by the ESD Alliance and CEDA, honors individuals who have had a demonstrable impact on the field of electronic system design through technology innovations, education/mentoring, or business or industry leadership. The annual award was established in 1994 as a tribute to Phil Kaufman, the late industry pioneer who turned innovative technologies into commercial businesses that have benefited electronic designers. The 2021 recipient was Dr. Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems. Visit the Phil Kaufman Award webpage for more details and a list of previous recipients.

Please contact me if your company is interested in the ESD Alliance or visit the ESD Alliance website to learn more about us. We are a SEMI Technology Community representing members in the electronic system and semiconductor design ecosystem that addresses technical, marketing, economic and legislative issues affecting the entire industry. The ESD Alliance acts as the central voice to communicate and promote the value of the semiconductor design ecosystem as a vital component of the global electronics industry.

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