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OpenAI and Synopsys have entered a multi-year partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model aimed at automating and enhancing semiconductor design using Synopsys's EDA software. The initiative involves licensing Synopsys's tools for development on OpenAI's infrastructure, with plans for a joint product release and revenue sharing, though no timeline or pricing details have been announced.
OpenAI and Synopsys announced a multi-year strategic partnership to jointly develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model built to operate Synopsys' electronic design automation tools for semiconductor workflows. The deal includes OpenAI licensing Synopsys' EDA tools, shared R&D, a revenue-sharing arrangement, and joint go-to-market plans to sell the model to customers globally.
EDA vendors including Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA, along with simulation software maker Ansys, began rolling out AI-enhanced design tools in the early 2020s using machine learning and reinforcement learning to optimize floorplans, placement, routing, and verification. Architect Labs recently said it produced a chip design developed almost entirely by AI, which the report calls an industry first, while generative AI increasingly assists engineers writing RTL code and emerging agentic systems can run EDA tools with less human oversight.