Storage Management Tips for IC Designers

Data storage technologies can significantly increase the speed of design processes and enhance productivity for IC designers. This EDN article also suggests that storage management planning can also help organizations avoid the unpredictability of evolving design needs. When planning your data storage strategy, the article suggests that organizations acquire additional resources only as need dictates, rather than over providing storage space as a means of future-proofing.

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"As IC designers continue to look for ways to improve design productivity, one area that deserves scrutiny at 90 nm and below is the storage environment for design files. Just as the CPU, networking, and EDA tools all play a role in boosting productivity, so does the storage environment. Current data-storage technologies can offer design teams essential tools for significantly increasing the speed of design processes. The storage that supports design workflows is significantly more complex than it may at first appear, and, as designers move toward 65-nm and smaller process technologies, those complexities increase. As design leaders and their partners in IT evaluate and integrate storage environments, they must consider key criteria to account for the efficacy and budget impact of storage in the design flow."

Read the Full "Data Storage Yields Increased Design Productivity" Story at EDN