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

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IC Layout Market 5-3<br />

Industry stability is a double-edged sword. Dataquest anticipates<br />

that the industry's increased concentration and stability will help<br />

accelerate piirchasing decisions during the next 12 to 18 months.<br />

However, these same purchasers are anxious to find alternate suppliers<br />

of superior products. Dataquest foresees new companies rising<br />

to challenge the existing market giants, offering innovative ideas to<br />

solve the historic IC challenge of increasing functionality and reducing<br />

die size.<br />

Semiconductor Market Dynamics<br />

The recent performance of the IC layout software market in the<br />

face of what had been a disappointing performance in the semiconductor<br />

industry shows that a need for IC layout tools continues. As<br />

shown in Figure 5-3, IC layout software year-to-year growth rates<br />

outperformed the semiconductor industry's growth rates for the<br />

past two years. This continued investment in IC layout technology<br />

by semiconductor suppliers will help provide additional growth as<br />

the IC market experiences a forecast upturn in the next two years.<br />

As shown in Figure 5-4, the semiconductor industry consumes<br />

50 percent of IC layout software.<br />

The continued growth of the IC layout software market reinforces<br />

our belief that nmiors of free silicon are greatly exaggerated. In<br />

fact, Dataquest anticipates that the need for improved layout software<br />

wiU increase. Based upon our end-user research, increasing the<br />

Figure 5-3<br />

Comparison of IC Layout Software Growth Rates versus Semiconductor<br />

Growth Rates<br />

Year-to-Year Growth Rates<br />

16-<br />

14-<br />

12-<br />

10-<br />

8-<br />

6-<br />

4-<br />

2-<br />

0<br />

IC Layout Software<br />

Growth Rates<br />

Semiconductor<br />

Growth Rates<br />

T T<br />

1989 1990 1991 <strong>1992</strong> 1993 1994 1995 1996<br />

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

GaOO!B77<br />

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

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