CASE STUDY
AI-backed operational data lake for Synaptics
Synaptics was challenged to operate and manage an EDA workload for multiple designs and testing teams using an HPC solution. Mactores Data Lake and AI solutions improved their design jobs' efficiency by 75% and the throughput of the HPC solution by 40%.
About
The Customer
Synaptics is a developer of human interface hardware and software, including touchpads for computer laptops; touch, display driver, and fingerprint biometrics technology for smartphones; and touch, video, and far-field voice technology for smart home devices and automotive.
As a silicon manufacturing and design company, HPC (High-Performance Compute) solutions like IBM® LSF™ process their EDA(Electronic Design Automation) jobs across 300-900 servers, distributed in multiple clusters.
“We were able to optimize and confidently re-architect our HPC Clusters for better resource utilization, enhanced job performance, improve the throughput of one of our largest EDA clusters by up to 40%, and improve queue contention related to jobs having 75% lesser ‘wait/pending’ times using smart queues. The AI-driven forecasting model will help us predict future resource requirements and accelerate our cloud journey.”
Customer Situation
Synaptics EDA (Electronic Design Automation) Team had challenges understanding resource utilization of their IBM® LSF™ cluster for various projects and jobs executed by multiple teams across six global locations.
Additionally, the CAD (Computer Aided Design) team at Synaptics was challenged by forecasting resources and licenses for each new project the EDA team would need to complete. This meant the EDA team would get inconsistent performance for the same or similar jobs on LSF clusters, significantly affecting project execution timelines.
Therefore, all business units dependent on the EDA team for project execution did not have the proper resource utilization reporting and chargeback model for their LSF clusters.
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Getting
Started
Mactores conducted an immersive workshop, providing the key stakeholders with a dive deep into their current state. Once the Synaptics team was aligned, the Mactores data team worked on an ideation session, helping the Synaptics team see their path forward.
This workshop led to a Proof of Concept, lasting just 4 weeks, allowing the team to experience quick wins by seeing the new solution applied to their environment, creating the buy-in for all the key stakeholders. With a clear path forward, the Mactores team partnered with Synaptics to begin their transformation.
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