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Gary Smith EDA (GSEDA) is the leading provider of market intelligence and advisory services for the global Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Electronic System Level (ESL) design, and related technology markets.

Worked with EDA company defining specifications for a Silicon Virtual Prototype (SVP).

Worked with microprocessor company exploring new microprocessor heterogeneous cluster architectures.

Analyzed the mix of In-House tools and commercial tools, optimizing for best cost/competitive mix.

Set standard design language usage throughout a multi-division, multi-location design organization that had been fragmented by acquisitions.

Provided short lists or EDA vendors for benchmarking tools, lowering each benchmarking cost by $120,000.

Recommended design flows for mixed-signal ICs.

Provided comparable tool options for contract negotiations.

Worked on an internal team to upgrade the companies Designer from Mainstream to Power users (a four year program).

Set purchasing strategies to upgrade EDA vendor support, increasing design team efficiency and decreasing design costs.

Held a four month methodology review recommending design team changes that lowered overall costs.

Analyzed the use of off-shore resources and associated costs.

Restructured purchasing strategies to eliminate the costly purchase of non-optimal or seldom used EDA tools.

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  Industry Note

  Executive Summary - 2012 EDA Market...
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  Executive Summary - 2012 EDA Market Trends

  Market Share: Cadence regained their number two position in the market although that battle isn’t over yet. Mentor remains the Company with their eye on the future, where Cadence’s future direction is still uncertain but building. The Market Trends Executive Summary includes an overview of this year’s Market Growth including a figure comparing ESL vs. RTL markets.
  

  Cost: FREE

  
  
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  Market Statistics

  2012 Market Trends: ESL
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  2012 Market Trends: ESL

  ESL – Where’s the Money?
  The ESL Market Trends report includes market share, market forecast and analysis by sub-applications for the ESL sub-applications. For more information, please review the detailed table of contents and figures.
  

  Cost: $2,000

  
  
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  Research Viewpoint

  2012 Market Forecast Executive Summary
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  2012 Market Forecast Executive Summary

  Growth in 2012 is projected to maintain its positive trajectory and last another couple of years. Worldwide EDA product and maintenance revenue for the first time totaled just more than $5.0 billion in 2011, growing 12.3 percent from its 2010 market size. Report contains analysis and global EDA annual five year growth rate.
  

  Cost: $500

  
  
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  Industry Note

  In Search of a Power Model
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  In Search of a Power Model

  Analysis of User Wants & Needs Power Survey in 2011 and how the new ITRS Power Model allows design trade-offs between frequency and gate count.
  

  Cost: FREE

  
  

• Research Viewpoints

  

  2012 Market Forecast Executive Summary Growth in 2012 is projected to maintain its positive trajectory and last another couple of years. Worldwide EDA product and maintenance revenue for the first time totaled just more than $5.0 billion in 2011, growing 12.3 percent from its 2010 market size. Report contains analysis and global EDA annual five year growth rate. Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO Sunday Gary Smith EDA at DAC presentation First presentation presented by Gary Smith on Sunday June 3rd. Includes EDA overview and forecast. (Purchase Multi-Platform Based Design for $500 for 2nd presentation.) Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO The Power Survey and the ITRS Power Chart A presentation on our User Wants & Needs Power Survey in 2011 and how the new ITRS Power Model allowing design trade-offs between frequency and gate count. Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO ESL Wallchart 2012 – Market in Turmoil 2011 was definitely a turning point for ESL Design. Upper Mainstream users are moving to ESL. What did that do to EDA revenue? Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO

  Executive Summary of 2011 Market Share Two page overview of full market share report. Contains table of top 5 EDA companies with revenue and growth, graph of regional EDA revenue and growth, and EDA market analysis. Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO Multi-Platform Based Design Defining 3 design platforms in this new Wallchart: Functional, Foundation and Applications Platforms that save the design portion of the SoC by 44%. Includes this portion of Gary Smith EDA Sunday Night at DAC presentation. Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO What To See at DAC 2012 Research Viewpoint 17th annual write up of 'must see' products at the 49th DAC 2012 with a detailed analysis of the products, categories and why you 'must see' them. Also includes related presentation during Monday DAC pavilion after DAC. To post/ reprint the list and/or use GSEDA logo, purchase the RV for $500. Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO RTL & Below Wallchart – Adjusting to Market Changes Changes to the ESL Wallchart caused a reformatting of these charts to bring out the distinctive area of the RTL & Below flow. Platform-Based design is causing this flow to become focused on IP designers. Includes Merger-Die-New company Entry chart. Cost: $500 x Pay By Check / PO

  Research Viewpoints Archives | 2008 | 2009 | 2007 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012

• Market Statistics

  

  2012 Market Trends: ESL ESL – Where’s the Money? The ESL Market Trends report includes market share, market forecast and analysis by sub-applications for the ESL sub-applications. For more information, please review the detailed table of contents and figures. Cost: $2,000 x Pay By Check / PO 2012 Market Trends: RTL and Below Subtle Changes, Steady Growth The RTL and Below Market Trends report includes market share, market forecast and analysis by sub-applications for the RTL and Below sub-applications. For more information, please review the detailed table of contents and figures. Cost: $3,000 x Pay By Check / PO 2012 Market Forecast Growth in 2012 is projected to maintain its positive trajectory and last another couple of years. Worldwide EDA product and maintenance revenue for the first time totaled just more than $5.0 billion in 2011, growing 12.3 percent from its 2010 market size. Report containing five-year future projections for industry growth. Cost: $5,000 x Pay By Check / PO

  2012 Market Trends: IC CAD Growth Returns The IC CAD Market Trends report includes market share, market forecast and analysis by sub-applications for the IC CAD sub-applications. For more information, please review the detailed table of contents and figures. Cost: $2,000 x Pay By Check / PO 2012 Market Trends: PCB The PCB Market Trends report includes market share, market forecast and analysis by sub-applications for the PCB sub-applications. For more information, please review the detailed table of contents and figures. Cost: $1,000 x Pay By Check / PO 2011 Market Share The full market share report covers market size and share data for the entire EDA industry, as well as more granularities into market data for each of the CAE (ESL + RTL + Gate), IC (CAD) and PCB applications in all regions. Cost: $5,000 x Pay By Check / PO

  Market Statistics Archives | 2009 | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012

• Industry Notes

  

  Executive Summary - 2012 EDA Market Trends Market Share: Cadence regained their number two position in the market although that battle isn’t over yet. Mentor remains the Company with their eye on the future, where Cadence’s future direction is still uncertain but building. The Market Trends Executive Summary includes an overview of this year’s Market Growth including a figure comparing ESL vs. RTL markets. 10 comments Cost: FREE In Search of a Power Model Analysis of User Wants & Needs Power Survey in 2011 and how the new ITRS Power Model allows design trade-offs between frequency and gate count. 539 comments Cost: FREE What To See at DAC 2012 List 17th annual write up of 'must see' products at the 49th DAC 2012. To post / reprint the list and/or use GSEDA logo, purchase the RV for $500. View the List for Free. 48 comments Cost: FREE Spring and EDP 2012 Don't miss this conference for Design Methodologists in Monterey on April 5&6. Review of compelling agenda including: SoCs and FPGAs; Top 5 EDA problems; EDA in the Cloud; Low Power with Performance: servers, software, ASIPs and Jim Hogan keynote, and 3DICs. 977 comments Cost: FREE

  Design Management & IP Reuse Study The shift to commercial Design Data Management software was reaffirmed. With designs exceeding 100+M gates, design files are requiring sophisticated Design Management software that has been specifically targeted toward IC Design. General purpose or PDM tools don’t solve the problem. 17 comments Cost: FREE Two Current Misconceptions in the Design Community: Software Driven Design & Cloud Computing Why Software isn’t driving today’s Hardware and how Cloud Computing isn’t affecting EDA. 361 comments Cost: FREE Gary Smith EDA Activities at DAC Gary Smith EDA Activities at DAC 41 comments Cost: FREE

  Industry Notes Archives | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012

• Wallcharts

  Multi-Platform Based Design Wallchart 2012 The Multi-Platform Based Design Wallchart lists vendors by design platform function: Functional, Foundation and Applications Platforms. Cost: FREE CAD-CAM Wallchart 2012 The CAD-CAM Wallchart lists vendors by IC CAD and PCB sub application Cost: FREE ESL Wallchart 2012 The ESL Wallchart lists vendors by ESL sub application in the categories of System Design Automation, Behavioral ESL, Architectural Design and Verification Cost: FREE

  2012 Wallcharts: Multi-Platform Based Design, ESL, CAE & CAD-CAM All the 2012 Wallcharts in one convenient download Cost: FREE CAE Wallchart 2012 The CAE Wallchart lists vendors by sub application at the RT and Gate Levels Cost: FREE

  Industry Notes Archives | 2012

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  EDA Definitions Cost: FREE