DUBLIN, October 19, 2016 — (PRNewswire) —

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Electronic Design Automation for PCB and MCM Market 2016-2020" report to their offering.

The report  forecasts the global electronic design automation (EDA) for PCB and MCM market to grow at a CAGR of 3.27% during the period 2016-2020.

The availability of multiple functions on a single platform is an emerging trend in the semiconductor market. The rapid technological advances in electronic devices such as smartphones, notebooks, laptops, and ultrabooks have increased the use of these devices as multifunctional terminals that offer a range of new applications on a single platform.

According to the report, one of the key drivers for market growth will be high investments in R&D. R&D is an integral part of the semiconductor market. In 2015, the highest R&D investment in the semiconductor industry amounted to $56.4 billion. The year-over year growth in the spending was just 0.5% compared to the industry standard of 13% per year since 2010. The growth rate achieved in 2015 was the lowest since the downturn of 2009 and was below the CAGR of 4% during 2005-2015.

Further, the report states that design automation is the development of design methods best suited to address the challenges posed by emerging technologies. Design methods were initially based on standard cells and synchronous timing. The future, however, offers a bleak picture for EDA software tool developers. The advent of nanoscale designs has coupled EDA developers with significant complexity challenges. They need to develop design methods that can continue to scale in the face of the growing miniaturization of semiconductor devices. EDA vendors need to take care of the following attributes that are critical for their success. Maintaining all the attributes at the same time possesses a huge challenge for the vendors.

Key vendors:

• Synopsys
• Cadence Design Systems
• Mentor Graphics

Key Topics Covered:

PART 01: Executive summary

PART 02: Scope of the report

PART 03: Market research methodology

PART 04: Introduction

PART 05: Market landscape

PART 06: Market segmentation by application

PART 07: Geographical segmentation

PART 08: Key leading countries

PART 09: Summary of key figures

PART 10: Market drivers

PART 11: Impact of drivers

PART 12: Market challenges

PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 14: Market trends

PART 15: Vendor landscape

PART 16: Appendix

For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4797sx/global_electronic

Media Contact:

Research and Markets

Laura Wood, Senior Manager

Email Contact

For E.S.T Office Hours Call +1-917-300-0470

For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call +1-800-526-8630

For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900

U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907

Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-electronic-design-automation-for-pcb-and-mcm-market-to-grow-327-by-2020---high-investments-in-rd-are-driving-growth---research-and-markets-300347704.html

SOURCE Research and Markets