Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 12.7% to $5,747.8 million in the first quarter of 2026 from the $5,098.3 million registered in the first quarter of 2025, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Coalition, announced in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. The four-quarter moving average rose 10.3%, based on a comparison of the most recent four quarters to the prior four.
“The electronic design automation industry continued to report strong year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2026,” said Walden C. Rhines, Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report and Chief Executive Officer of Silvaco Group, Inc. “All product categories reported gains, with Computer-Aided Engineering and Semiconductor IP showing double digit growth. The Americas, EMEA, and APAC geographic regions reported growth in Q1, with double digit increases in EMEA and APAC.”
The companies tracked in the EDMD report employed 72,544 people globally in Q1 2026, a 12.6% increase over the Q1 2025 headcount of 64,403 and up 1.1% compared to Q4 2025.
The quarterly EDMD report contains detailed revenue information within the following category and geographic breakdowns.
Revenue by Product and Application Category – Year-Over-Year Change
- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) revenue increased 15.5% to $2,018.4 million. The four-quarter CAE moving average increased 13.1%.
- IC Physical Design and Verification revenue increased 8.3% to $751.3 million. The four-quarter moving average for the category decreased 0.9%.
- Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module (PCB and MCM) revenue rose 4.8% to $419.2 million. The four-quarter moving average for PCB and MCM rose 4.3%.
- Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) revenue increased 14.1% to $2,332.5 million. The four-quarter SIP moving average rose 13.7%.
- Services revenue increased 6.5% to $226.4 million. The four-quarter Services moving average rose 11.9%.
Revenue by Region – Year-Over-Year Change
- The Americas, the largest reporting region by revenue, procured $2,433.8 million of electronic system design products and services in Q1 2026, a 10.2% increase. The four-quarter moving average for the Americas rose 9.8%.
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) procured $766.4 million of electronic system design products and services in Q1 2026, a 17.6% increase. The four-quarter moving average for EMEA grew 10.9%.
- Japan’s procurement of electronic system design products and services decreased 9.9% to $283.1 million in Q1 2026. The four-quarter moving average for Japan decreased 12.4%.
- Asia Pacific (APAC) procured $2,264.4 million of electronic system design products and services in Q1 2026, a 17.7% increase. The four-quarter moving average for APAC grew 14.5%.
