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EDA Applications Perceptions 5-5
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Worldwide Mean Number of Users' Current Licenses
Mean Number of Licenses
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reluctant to place much faith in these highly touted beasts, and rank
tools such as data management, documentation, and manufacturing
interfaces low in comparison to traditional point tools, as shown in
Figure 5-9.
Despite this relatively poor showing, Dataquest believes that framework
technology will be an integral part of the future of electronic
design. EDA vendors have proceeded down a path of no return, offering
designers a glimpse of an idyllic world where they may pick and
choose point tools to construct their design methodologies. Yet, large
EDA vendors will have to supply frameworks to the electroruc
designer at a very low price premium. Dataquest asked electronic
designers what they would be willing to pay for features offered in
today's frameworks. As shown in Figures 5-10, 5-11, and 5-12, the net
result is that electronic designers are willing to pay little for the
promised benefits of frameworks. One must be wary of the survey
technique used in this particular case, as most designer would tend to
respond with a low value. While the data may be skewed to the
downside, the relative perceived value and importance rating
combined should make the EDA vendor wary of trying to extract a
premium for their framework technology. Rather, Dataquest believes
the frameworks and framework technology should be a leveragable
technology, used by the EDA vendor to integrate point tools and to
provide solutions to the electronic designer.
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