The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced that the electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue for Q1 2009 declined 10.7 percent to $1192.1 million, compared to $1334.2 million in Q1 2008, driven primarily by an accounting shift at one major EDA company. The four-quarter moving average declined 11.3 percent. Companies that were tracked employed 26,561 professionals in Q1 2009, down 2.8 percent from the 27,329 employed in Q1 2008, and down 2.7 percent from the 27,311 employed in Q4, 2008.

Revenue by Product Category

Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), EDA’s largest category, generated revenue of $427.9 million in Q1 2009. This represents an 18.8 percent decrease over the same period in 2008. The four-quarter moving average for CAE declined 16.8 percent. In the next largest category, IC Physical Design & Verification, revenue decreased to $302.2 million in Q1 2009, a 5.4 percent decrease compared to Q1 2008. The four-quarter moving average declined 21.6 percent for IC Physical Design & Verification.

Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module (PCB & MCM) revenue decreased 7.1 percent compared to Q1 2008, to $119.9 million. The four-quarter moving average for PCB & MCM decreased 0.6 percent. Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue totaled $236.3 million in Q1 2009, a 12.8 percent decrease compared to Q1 2008. The four-quarter moving average for SIP decreased 1.4 percent. Services revenue was $105.7 million in Q1 2009, an increase of 20.4 percent compared to Q1 2008. The four-quarter moving average for services was up 24.6 percent.

Revenue by Consuming Region

The Americas, EDA’s largest region, purchased $494 million of EDA products and services in Q1 2009, representing an 11.6 percent decrease compared to Q1 2008. The four-quarter moving average was down 15.4 percent for the region. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) revenue was down 15.9 percent in Q1 2009 compared to Q1 2008, with revenues of $223.2 million. The four-quarter moving average for Western Europe was down 7.5 percent. Q1 2009 revenue from Japan decreased 17.7 percent to $265.5 million compared to Q1 2008.

The four-quarter moving average for Japan decreased 10.8 percent. The Asia/Pacific (APAC) region increased to $209.4 million in Q1 2009, an 11.5 percent increase compared to the same quarter in 2008. The four-quarter moving average declined 4.7 percent.