NVIDIA And Synopsys Forge $2 Billion Partnership To Reshape AI Chip Design Tools

Computing giant NVIDIA and electronic design automation (EDA) leader Synopsys have forged a multiyear partnership that includes a substantial $2 billion equity investment, in a move to infuse accelerated computing and artificial intelligence into the engineering and chip design process.

This major collaboration, announced today, aims to minimize escalating complexity and cost barriers currently facing developers across industries, ranging from semiconductors and aerospace to automotive and healthcare. By uniting NVIDIA’s CUDA accelerated computing platform and expansive AI ecosystem with Synopsys’ leading EDA tools and simulation software, the companies are promising a revolution in product development, one where speed and scale see exponential increases.

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, described the union as a catalyst for "simulation at unprecedented speed and scale, from atoms to transistors, from chips to complete systems," asserting that the partnership will help engineers "invent the extraordinary products that will shape our future."