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

EDA Applications Perceptions 5-7
Figure 5-6
Mean Importance Rating of Design Entry Tools
Mean Importance Rating
4.£
Schematic Capture High-level Entry
Source: Dataquest (November 1992)
EDA Application
Model Libraries
0 North America Japan H Europe
Today, the average design reuses 35 percent of the previous design. As
ASIC silicon capacity continues to skyrocket, Dataquest believes that
this reuse factor will begin to approach 50 percent to take full
advantage of the ASIC capacity.
Synthesis and Layout
Usage of logic synthesis tools has shown marked growth in the past
three years. From when synthesis was commercially introduced in
1989, the average design group now has more than two licenses.
Judging by the need for additional licenses, the future of synthesis
tools is exceptionally bright. On average, the number of licenses is
expected to increase more than 50 percent during the next five years.
In contrast, the demand for additional licenses of PCB and IC layout
tools is small. Figure 5-5 shows PCB and IC Layout tool licenses are
not expected to increase during the next several years. Yet the mean
number of licenses of layout tools is effectively twice that of synthesis
tools, and the replacement market for PCB and IC layout tools will
remain strong. Irideed, electronic designers consistently give PCB and
IC layout a high importance rating, as shown previously in Figure 5-9.
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CCAM-EDA-UW-9201 ©1992 Dataquest Incorporated November 30, 1992