PCB Chat 154: Wally Rhines on the Latest ECAD Market Data

About this episode

Wally Rhines discusses the latest ESD Alliance report on the ECAD market and its growth trends.

Wally Rhines is the spokesperson for the ESD Alliance, part of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. He joined Andy Shaughnessy to share details from the latest ESD Alliance report on sales of computer-aided engineering tools, semiconductor tools, PCB design software, related IP and services, and employment. In this interview, Wally discusses the results for the fourth quarter of 2025, which marks the 20th consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. What are the drivers behind this winning streak, and what "soft spots" should be on our radar screens?

People in this episode

Guest: Wally Rhines

Topics covered

• ECAD market data
• computer-aided engineering tools
• semiconductor tools
• PCB design software
• employment

Keywords

• ESD Alliance
• sales report
• fourth quarter 2025
• year-on-year growth

Mentioned in this episode

Products: computer-aided engineering tools, semiconductor tools, PCB design software

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