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Synopsys Expands Agentic AI Collaboration with AMD and Microsoft for Chip Design
Synopsys has expanded its collaboration with AMD and Microsoft to advance the use of agentic AI in semiconductor design, introducing new autonomous engineering workflows intended to accelerate chip development and reduce manual design tasks.
The new capabilities are available for evaluation through Microsoft Discovery, Microsoft's platform for scientific research and engineering. The Synopsys, AMD, and Microsoft collaboration aims to enable AI-powered design workflows that combine large-scale reasoning, domain expertise, and cloud-scale compute to accelerate the development of the next generation of AI infrastructure silicon.
The release includes two new electronic design automation (EDA) workflows that automate portions of chip development from design specification through debugging. Synopsys said initial testing of its autonomous debug closure workflow demonstrated up to a 40% reduction in debug cycle time. The workflows are designed to orchestrate multiple AI agents that can perform specialized design tasks while integrating with existing engineering tools and processes.
AMD is using the technology as part of its semiconductor design efforts, while Microsoft provides the cloud-based infrastructure through Microsoft Discovery to support evaluation and deployment of the AI-driven workflows. The collaboration is intended to help engineering teams reduce manual effort and accelerate time to silicon. At the 2026 DAC Chips to Systems Conference, Synopsys will showcase new fully autonomous workflows powered by AgentEngineer™ technology, extending agentic AI from task automation to long-running engineering execution.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on July 27, 2026