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GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design

189 points · 111 comments · giuliomagnifico

  1. ngl999 · · focus · HN ↗
    It's hard to believe these probabilistic language model can replace deterministic, precise control of matter needed in hardware design.
    1. Archit3ch · · focus · HN ↗
      You get your non-deterministic process (hired humans or LLMs) to create deterministic scripts (='generators' in EDA terms), which can then be audited, corrected, etc.

      DRC/LVS/PEX/SPICE are deterministic, but the tools themselves are not without faults.

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