Case Study: Cisco slashes library characterization from 3 months to 4 weeks with Synopsys Cloud (Synopsys)

Project schedule reduced from 3 months to 4 weeks using Synopsys Cloud

Cisco, a global leader in IP networking, faced a time-critical library characterization project that needed to meet a tape-out schedule within three months. Progress was hampered by non-scalable EDA licenses, limited compute capacity, and long set-up times for the EDA environment.

Synopsys Cloud’s SaaS deployment with FlexEDA pay-per-use licensing gave Cisco unlimited, on-demand PrimeLib licenses and scalable Azure compute, enabled in days under a single contract. Cisco scaled to peak bursts of ~1,200 CPUs, removed licensing bottlenecks, and completed characterization in four weeks—about two months earlier than forecast—while meeting vendor security requirements.

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Jon Stahl

Senior Director of ASIC Development