EDA industry revenue declined in the second quarter

Electronic design automation industry revenue in the second quarter was about $1.13 million, a 16 percent drop year over year, according to a report released Wednesday by the EDA Consortium.

The quarter’s total was down 5.6 percent from the previous quarter.

Companies that were tracked by the San Jose-based EDA Consortium employed 26,298 professionals in the quarter, down 6.1 percent from the 28,004 employed in the year-ago quarter and down 1 percent from the previous quarter.

Computer aided engineering, EDA’s largest category, generated revenue of $449.7 million, a 12.2 percent decrease over the same period in 2008. The four-quarter moving average for CAE declined 18.6 percent.

In the next largest category, IC physical design & verification, revenue was $270.6 million, a 12.8 percent decrease compared to a year ago. The four-quarter moving average declined 19.7 percent.

Printed circuit board and multi-chip module revenue decreased 24.1 percent while the four-quarter moving average for PCB & MCM decreased 10.4 percent.

Semiconductor intellectual property revenue totaled $221.6 million, a 16.3 percent decrease. The four-quarter moving average for SIP decreased 5.0 percent.

Services revenue was $77.8 million, a decrease of 28.6 percent. The four-quarter moving average for services increased 7.5 percent.

The Americas, EDA’s largest region, purchased $509 million of EDA products and services during the quarter, representing an 11.5 percent decrease compared to a year ago. The four-quarter moving average was down 14.7 percent for the region.

Revenue in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa was down 21.1 percent with $212.4 million. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA was down 14.3 percent.

Revenue from Japan decreased 21.5 percent to $217.8 million. The four-quarter moving average for Japan decreased 17.9 percent.

The Asia/Pacific region decreased to $186.3 million, a 13.1 percent drop. The four-quarter moving average declined 5.3 percent.

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