About this episode

Wally Rhines discusses the latest ECAD market data and trends in the electronics industry.

Wally Rhines is the spokesperson for the ESD Alliance, part of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. He joins Andy Shaughnessy every quarter 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 Q1 2026, which marks the 21st consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. He also delves into some of the market drivers in the electronics industry, as well as challenges and opportunities that he's seeing around the globe.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Shaughnessy

Guest: Wally Rhines

Topics covered

• ECAD market data
• semiconductor tools
• PCB design software
• employment trends
• market growth
• electronics industry

Keywords

• ECAD
• market data
• semiconductor
• PCB design
• employment
• growth
• electronics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESD Alliance, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International

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