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

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Chapter 3<br />

<strong>CAE</strong> Market -^.^^.^.^^..^..<br />

Introduction and Forecast<br />

Dataquest classifies <strong>CAE</strong> software as those tools that are used in the<br />

engineering or <strong>design</strong> phase of <strong>electronic</strong> products, as opposed to the<br />

physical layout phase of product development. <strong>CAE</strong> performed poorly<br />

in 1991, with only a 4.9 percent growth. This is a far cry from the heyday<br />

of <strong>CAE</strong>—the mid-1980s, which saw growth rates anywhere from<br />

20 to 40 percent. However, one must delve deeper into the <strong>CAE</strong> market<br />

anatomy to clearly understand the driving forces behind the overall<br />

numbers. While the overall usage of <strong>CAE</strong> software may be slowing,<br />

the imderlying dynamics of how <strong>electronic</strong> systems are being<br />

<strong>design</strong>ed are experiencing rapid changes. Designers are currently in<br />

the midst of a change in <strong>design</strong> methodology, namely the increasing<br />

usage of top-down <strong>design</strong> for ASIC development. As Dataquest looks<br />

forward, we see new opportvinities to extend this methodology<br />

philosophy to the architectural or system level (see Figure 3-1).<br />

Figure 3-1<br />

Worldwide <strong>CAE</strong> Software and Service Market History and Forecast<br />

Millions of Dollars<br />

1,200 •<br />

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 <strong>1992</strong> 1993<br />

—T—<br />

1994<br />

Software Revenue Service Revenue<br />

—1—<br />

1995 1996<br />

Source: Dataquest (December <strong>1992</strong>) G£oai9ez<br />

C<strong>CAM</strong>-EDA-MT-9202 ©<strong>1992</strong> Dataquest Incorporated December 28,<strong>1992</strong>

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