CAD/CAM/CAE : electronic design automation, 1992 - Archive Server

Chapter 4
PCB Market — ^ - ^ ^ - ^ . ^ - _
1991: The Year in Review
Introduction
The PCB/MCM/hybrid market continues to show signs of being a
matured market. In 1991, it posted a flat software growth rate and
has failed to generate much user excitement. Indeed, in a survey of
electronic designers conducted by Dataquest, PCB tools were ranked
fourth in importance by North American designers, behind simulation,
model libraries, and schematic entry, as shown in Figure 4-1.
In Japan, users of EDA tools rank PCB tools as seventh in importance,
trailing the previously mentioned applications, as well as
high-level design entry, timing anal5reis, test synthesis, and fault
simulation.
Figure 4-1
North American Software Importance Rating, by Application
Applications
Simulation
Model Libraries
Schematic Entry
PCB Layout
Timing Analysis
Logic Synthesis
Fault Simulation w,
Source: Dataquest (October 1992)
Mean Ranking
4 4.5 5
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