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EDAC Name Changing for ESDA, but what about IP ?-April 14, 2016 |
The EDA Consortium (EDAC) has changed name for Electronic Systems Design Alliance (ESD Alliance). That’s a good reminder that IC are developed (thanks to Design Automation) to be integrated into a System. A wide design ecosystem support system development, including embedded software, design intellectual property (IP), embedded software, advanced packaging (3D, TSV,…) and design service companies.
Let’s focus on the design IP segment, which is now “officially” the largest category according with the results published by EDAC for Q4 2015 with $702.2 million and +9.2% growth (see the picture below).