OpenAI Partners with Synopsys to Build AI for Autonomous Chip Design

OpenAI and Synopsys announced a multi-year strategic partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model designed to autonomously operate chip design tools, run simulations, and optimize semiconductor layouts. The model combines OpenAI's frontier large language models with Synopsys' electronic design automation (EDA) platform, enabling engineers to delegate complex design objectives—such as power, performance, and area (PPA) optimization—to AI agents that iteratively refine chip architectures.