Synopsys and OpenAI have struck a revenue-sharing deal to develop an AI model designed specifically for chip design.
The model, called GPT-Synopsys, will be trained to use Synopsys software and help engineers handle the design decisions involved in building computing chips.
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GPT-Synopsys Will Work on Chip Design Tasks
The model will be trained for tasks that begin with describing a chip’s circuits in a code-like language and extend to deciding how to arrange billions of transistors on a small piece of silicon.
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman said in a video announcing the partnership that the model could help engineers work through design trade-offs and optimisation, potentially cutting weeks or months from the chip-design process.
The partnership comes as chipmakers face increasingly complex design requirements, while demand for computing hardware continues to grow.
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Synopsys and OpenAI to Share Revenue
OpenAI will pay Synopsys a training subscription fee to learn how to use its software tools. When customers use GPT-Synopsys, the two companies will share revenue based on how much the model improves chip designs.
The agreement is structured so that the AI product would add to Synopsys’ existing business rather than replace it.
The company announced the partnership at an investor summit, where it also raised its fiscal 2027 revenue-growth forecast to 15%, above the 11.19% growth expected by analysts, according to LSEG data. Synopsys shares rose as much as 7% following the announcements.
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Human and Software Checks Remain in Place
GPT-Synopsys will not independently decide whether a chip works. Synopsys tools will continue to check its output using traditional computing methods. The deal puts AI directly into a critical stage of semiconductor development, while keeping established verification tools in the loop.
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