Synopsys and Microsoft Collaborate on AI-Powered IC Design

Synopsys and Microsoft have partnered to develop Synopsys.ai Copilot, a tool that designs integrated circuits (ICs) for the Azure Open AI Service.

Synopsys.ai is an AI-driven Electronic Design Automation (EDA) suite, while Azure OpenAI Service provides access to OpenAI's large language models (LLMs) with the enterprise-ready capabilities of Microsoft Azure.

The collaboration between the two companies aims to support Synopsys in the development of Synopsys.ai Copilot. By combining Azure OpenAI Service's generative AI capabilities with Synopsys' industry-leading chip design tools and intellectual property (IP), engineering teams can accelerate time to market and address the complexity of chip design through the power of conversational intelligence.

"The semiconductor industry is facing the challenge of developing faster, more efficient, and optimized computing, which is driving complexity. Additionally, there is a projected 15% to 30% workforce gap for chip design engineers by 2030," said Shankar Krishnamoorthy, general manager of the Synopsys EDA Group. "AI-driven design can help address these challenges. Synopsys pioneered AI-driven design with our Synopsys.ai EDA suite. Now, in collaboration with Microsoft, we are taking AI-driven design to the next level with generative capabilities such as conversational intelligence, as delivered in the first Synopsys.ai Copilot."

In 2022, Synopsys introduced the industry's first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) EDA solution powered by Microsoft Azure.

This collaboration is designed to deliver:

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• Accelerated time to market for IC designs
• Addressing the complexity of chip design
• Enhanced conversational intelligence through generative AI capabilities

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Synopsys.ai Copilot is currently available for early-access customers. For more information, visit www.synopsys.ai.