eSilicon Has Chosen Elastifile

Elastifile, Inc., an enterprise-grade, scalable file storage for the public cloud, announced that eSilicon Corporation, an independent provider of FinFET-class ASICs, market-specific IP platforms and 2.5D packaging solutions, has chosen its Cloud File System to support its cloud integration initiatives.

By augmenting their on-premises infrastructure with elastic cloud resources, eSilicon is able to minimize their time-to-market within a competitive industry.

Complex semiconductor designs require massive compute and storage resources, particularly in the resource-intensive tape-out phase, where compute and storage requirements often grow two to four times larger than required in earlier phases. As a result, eSilicon design flows often utilize thousands of CPU cores and multiple petabytes of storage. Considering both the scale of resources required and the periodic bursts of intensity associated with tape-out, it decided to leverage the elastic compute and storage resources available in the public cloud. Its cloud-native file storage played a crucial role in their solution by providing compatibility with existing design tools, while also delivering the scalability and performance required for demanding workloads.

“As we burst into the cloud, it’s critical for us to avoid making changes to our design flows and to support our pre-existing, high-performance design tools,” said Naidu Annamaneni, VP of global IT, eSilicon. “With Elastifile, we were able to achieve the native compatibility and performance necessary to support our requirements.“

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