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GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design

189 points · 111 comments · giuliomagnifico

  1. karlkloss · · focus · HN ↗
    We just buried an ASIC design that was nearly finished. Reason: There was a deviation that would've needed a mask change, but because of AI chip demand, the manufacturer wanted so much money for it, that we said screw it.

    So we now have AI powered chip design tools that make chip design cheaper, but because of AI, chip manufacturing has become so expensive, that we can't afford it anymore.

    Nice.

    1. thomasahle · · focus · HN ↗
      What kind of deviation? Was it something AI could have helped catch earlier?
      1. threatripper · · focus · HN ↗
        Earlier there was no AI to catch it.
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