Case Study: CEVA achieves 100% license utilization and faster VLSI regression testing with Altair Accelerator

Reducing Regression Testing Turnaround Time with Better Resource Management

CEVA, the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing IPs, faced tight time-to-market and engineering-efficiency constraints for VLSI verification, requiring seamless access to compute servers and EDA licenses without blowing R&D budgets. To address this, CEVA selected Altair’s Accelerator™ job scheduler to manage engineering resources and speed VLSI development flows.

Altair’s Accelerator provided a single-queue view, rule-based preemption and license-to-job matching (with CEVA adding a suspend–resume mechanism) to maximize resource utilization and prioritize time-critical runs. The result: 100% license utilization, continuous 24/7 regressions with minimal disruption to daily work, automated job dispatching, multiple VLSI projects delivered on time, and tighter cost control and visibility into resource usage — all enabled by Altair.

CEVA

Noam Meser

Director of VLSI Verification and Infrastructure