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High-Performance Infrastructure for Silicon Innovation.
Optimizing hybrid-cloud EDA workflows, securing multi-foundry supply chains, and scaling compute farms for the next generation of tape-outs. When FlexLM hangs during a critical Innovus run, generic MSPs scramble. We don’t.
Reliable IT Support Right Here in the Bay Area
IT Solutions Designed to Fit Your Needs.
Freeing Your Time and Maximizing Your Resources.
Local
Support
Security Monitoring
The Challenges We Solve
Your IT Environment Is Unlike
Any Other Industry.
Most MSPs treat EDA tools like Microsoft Office. We don’t. Your environment demands a partner who speaks the language.
EDA License Bottlenecks
Eliminate workflow stalls caused by license shortages, overloaded daemons, and poor job scheduling across Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA suites. We monitor, optimize, and recover fast.
Petabyte-Scale Storage Operations
High-throughput storage solutions built for GDSII files, massive verification datasets, and simulation outputs — tuned for sub-millisecond latency and concurrent multi-user EDA access.
Tape-Out Criticality
YZero-downtime infrastructure support during the high-stakes final weeks of design and physical verification. We prioritize uptime windows around your schedule, not ours.
Foundry IP Security
Protecting your core RTL and GDSII assets across distributed engineering teams and external partners. Zero Trust segmentation, DLP, and endpoint hardening — without slowing design velocity.
Hybrid-Cloud EDA Scaling
Burst compute capacity for peak verification workloads using Azure hybrid connectivity and LSF/SLURM-aware scheduling — scaling simulation farms with your tape-out calendar.
EDA Vendor & Toolchain Sprawl
Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens EDA, Ansys — each with complex licensing and integration requirements. We consolidate vendor management so your engineers stay focused on design, not support tickets.
EDA Tool Knowledge
We Know the Tools
Your Engineers Live In.
From floating seat optimization and license server architecture to secure delivery of large design databases, we support the full semiconductor EDA stack — not just the underlying infrastructure.
Verified Semiconductor Stack
Compute
High-performance GPU node for simulation & verification
Storage
NetApp high-performance storage for design data
Network
Arista or Cisco leaf-spine, sub-ms latency
Identity
Entra ID + Zero Trust Segmentation
Everything a Fabless Semiconductor Firm Needs From an IT Support Partner.
Purpose-built tiers that combine deep EDA knowledge with enterprise-grade security and IT management — tailored for 20–200 seat design teams. databases, we support the full semiconductor EDA stack — not just the underlying infrastructure.
Managed IT
EDA Infrastructure Management
Full lifecycle management of license servers, compute farms, high-performance storage, and remote EDA delivery. Proactive daemon monitoring, floating seat optimization, and vendor coordination so your tape-out schedules stay on track.
Security
IP-Centric Cybersecurity
Security layered around your most valuable assets: design IP, RTL blocks, and simulation data. Zero Trust access, DLP tuned for EDA file types, and controls that prevent exfiltration without disrupting engineering workflows.
Risk & Audit Readiness
Security Posture & Insurance Alignment
We document, evidence, and harden the controls that cyber insurers and enterprise partners scrutinize. Risk assessments, policy documentation, and technical controls that reduce premiums and satisfy vendor security questionnaires.
Identity
Identity & Access Governance
Entra ID architecture with conditional access policies tailored to EDA tools, privileged access management (PAM), and strict MFA enforcement — including on notoriously challenging local admin accounts in design environments.
Cloud
Hybrid Cloud & M365 for Design Teams
Microsoft 365 deployment, secure Azure hybrid connectivity for burst compute, and immutable backups built for large design datasets and simulation outputs. Tenant hardening and licensing included.
Help Desk
Engineer-First Technical Support
Tier 1–3 support staffed by professionals who understand Virtuoso, Innovus, and VCS — not just Windows tickets. Priority routing during tape-out and simulation deadlines with on-site Bay Area capability.
SECURITY STACK
Enterprise-Grade Protection for Semiconductor Design IP.
Every control selected and tuned for environments where intellectual property — RTL, analog blocks, full chip databases — is the primary target.
MDR/SIEM
SOC MDR with 24/7 SOC oversight, threat hunting, and vulnerability management across EDA servers, endpoints, and simulation infrastructure
Zero Trust Network Access
ZTNA combined with Entra ID conditional access. Every EDA session verified — no implicit trust for design tools or data repositories.
Privileged Access Management
Keeper Security PAM with full audit trails for elevated access to license servers, admin accounts, and sensitive design environments.
DNS, Email & Endpoint Defense
Protective DNS filtering, anti-phishing, and email security — blocking the social engineering and supply-chain vectors most commonly used against engineering teams.
A Low-Risk Path from Assessment to Full EDA-Native Partnership.
We earn trust through focused value. Most clients begin with a targeted assessment or project before scaling to ongoing managed services..
EDA & Security Assessment
Two-week deep dive into your license infrastructure, identity posture, IP protection controls, and environment gaps. Deliverable: prioritized roadmap with quick wins
Targeted Implementation Project
License server migration, security hardening sprint, M365 build-out, or storage performance tuning. Fixed scope, fixed fee, measurable impact.
Co-Managed IT & Security
We augment your existing team with EDA-aware monitoring, help desk, and security operations — providing expertise without full replacement.
Full Managed Services
End-to-end ownership of your EDA infrastructure, security, and support under a single SLA tailored to semiconductor design cycles.
Why Cipherex?
The Difference Between Generic IT Support and EDA-Native Expertise.
“Most MSPs treat EDA tools like any other application. We treat them like the high-stakes infrastructure they truly are for semiconductor innovation.”
EDA-Native Managed IT & Security
Deep EDA Domain Knowledge
We understand license server architecture, floating seat dynamics, design database performance tuning, and the unique demands of analog, digital, and mixed-signal flows — not just the network layer.
Bay Area On-Site Rapid Response
East Bay headquarters means we can be on-site within hours when remote troubleshooting isn’t enough — critical during late-night tape-out crunches or daemon failures.
Security Engineered for Design IP
Safeguard your semiconductor IP with Secure-By-Design infrastructure. We engineer watertight security into design workflows, protecting GDSII files while maintaining engineering velocity and CIS compliance for Bay Area innovation leaders.
Proactive, Not Reactive
We monitor license daemons, storage thresholds, and endpoint health continuously — resolving issues before your engineers feel them, not after a ticket arrives at 2 am.
Right-Sized for Mid-Market Semiconductor Teams
Enterprise-level rigor and processes tailored for 20–200 seat fabless firms that need mature IT and security without the overhead of building a large internal team.
Cipherex Inc.
Service Area
Bay Area, Berkeley, Concord, Freemont, Milpitas, Oakland, San Francisco
San Jose, San Mateo, San Ramon, Sunnyvale, Walnut Creek
Strategic Technology Solutions
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, CIS/NIST Compliance, Cloud & Data Center Migration, Cyber-insurance, Cybersecurity, Managed Infrastructure, Managed IT, Security Assesments, SMB & Enterprise Networking Solutions, SOC 2/CMMC Compliance, Supplement IT Teams
Contact Us
Phone: +1 888-774-9244
Email: [email protected]
Adress: 2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 100 San Ramon, CA 94583 USA