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

EDA Applications Perceptions 5-3
Figure 5-2
Percentage of EDA Budget Spent on External Tools, Europe
Percentage of EDA Budget
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Source: Dataquest (November 1992)
Internal Tool Development
Application Areas
Model libraries consistently rank as an important tool in the design
automation process. The libraries are the foundations upon which the
rest of the EDA tools work, and users clearly recognize the importance
of having quality models. Dataquest anticipates that both users and
EDA vendors will place continued focus upon the model problem.
Design Verification
Design verification tools are the most important weapons the electronic
designer has to combat design problems. Design simulation
ranks as the single most important tool across every geographic area
and industry. Not surprisingly, there are a variety of additional tools
being provided by EDA vendors to help in the design verification
process. However, only static timing analysis appears to be a crucial
tool in the designers' arsenal, as shovm in Figure 5-7. Japanese
designers, in particular, rate design verification tools higher than their
North American and European counterparts—a telltale sign of the
Japanese focus of detailed analysis. As with all highly rated tools,
however, there is not a significant demand to add more simulation
tools. As shown in Figure 5-7, only Europe has a need to sigruficantly
increase the number of logic simulation licenses.
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