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January 15, 2025 | SEMIEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 8.8% to $5,114.5 million in the third quarter of 2024 from the $4,702.4 million registered in the third quarter of 2023, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose 13.7%.
SEMI & ESDA“The electronic design automation (EDA) industry reported significant revenue growth in Q3 2024,” said Walden C. Rhines, Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report. “Product categories Computer-Aided Engineering and Services posted double-digit growth, with Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module, and Semiconductor Intellectual Property also posting growth. Regionally, the Americas along with Europe, Middle East, and Africa reported double digit growth. The four-quarter moving average increased for all product categories and regions.”
The companies tracked in the EDMD report employed 62,417 people globally in Q3 2024, a 4.5% increase over the Q3 2023 headcount of 59,737, but down 1.2% compared to Q2 2024.
The quarterly EDMD report contains detailed revenue information within the following category and geographic breakdowns.
Revenue by Product and Application Category – Q3 2024 Year-Over-Year Change
- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) revenue jumped 16% to $1,922.2 million in Q3 2024. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 14.5%.
- Integrated Circuit (IC) Physical Design and Verification revenue decreased 5.5% to $854.4 million. The four-quarter moving average for the category increased 4.3%.
- Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Multi-Chip Module (MCM) revenue rose 5.8% to $450.8 million. The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM rose 9.1%.
- Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue increased 7% to $1,686.2 million. The four-quarter SIP moving average rose 17.5%.
- Services revenue rose 45.2% to $200.8 million. The four-quarter Services moving average rose 30.8%.
Revenue by Region – Q3 2024 Year-Over-Year Change
- The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $2,325.4 million of electronic system design products and services in Q3 2024, a 17.2% increase. The four-quarter moving average for the Americas rose 17%.
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) procured $645.6 million of electronic system design products and services, a 17.1% increase. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA grew 15.4%.
- Japan’s procurement of electronic system design products and services decreased 3.5% to $298.5 million. The four-quarter moving average for Japan increased 7.6%.
- Asia Pacific (APAC) procured $1,845 million of electronic system design products and services, an 0.7% decrease. The four-quarter moving average for APAC grew 10.6%.
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