OpenAI and Synopsys Announce GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design
PR Newswire•30/09/2026•14:30 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Synopsys (SNPS) and OpenAI sign multi-year strategic partnership
- ➤GPT-Synopsys specialized model combines OpenAI AI with Synopsys EDA tools
- ➤OpenAI to license Synopsys EDA tools for GPT-Synopsys development
- ➤Partnership includes revenue sharing and joint go-to-market collaboration
- ➤Early technology engagements underway with leading semiconductor customers
Expert Statements
Sassine Ghazi, President and CEO of Synopsys
“The future of semiconductor engineering requires dramatic acceleration of the chip design process without compromising PPA or first-time-right silicon.”
Sassine Ghazi, President and CEO of Synopsys
“This agreement will expand access to Synopsys' advanced design capabilities and the underlying, ground-truth engineering tools required to bring increasingly complex chips to market.”
Sassine Ghazi, President and CEO of Synopsys
“Together with OpenAI, we're bringing frontier intelligence to chip design to help more companies develop and accelerate advanced silicon, while maintaining the rigor and trust required for manufacturing success.”
Greg Brockman, President and co-founder of OpenAI
“We're using our most advanced technology to improve the systems that power AI.”
Greg Brockman, President and co-founder of OpenAI
“With Synopsys, we're bringing that work to chip design, helping engineers explore more designs and get to a working chip faster.”
Greg Brockman, President and co-founder of OpenAI
“By helping them build better chips, we can build better AI and bring it to more people.”
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