The Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), a SEMI Technology Community, recently published its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. The report reveals that Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue rose by 10.3% to $5,466.3 million in Q4 2025 from the $4,955.2 million registered in Q4 2024. The four-quarter moving average increased by 10.1%, based on a comparison of the most recent four quarters to the prior four.
The electronic design automation (EDA) industry continues to report strong year-over-year revenue growth in Q4 2025. Product categories including CAE, PCB and MCM, Semiconductor IP (SIP), and Services all reported gains. Geographic regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC) reported growth in Q4, with a double digit increase in Americas and APAC.
The firms tracked in the report employed 71,517 people worldwide in Q4 2025, a 13.8% increase over the Q4 2024 headcount of 62,833, but down by 2.3% compared to Q3 2025.
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