Synopsys Accelerates AI Innovation With Microsoft, NVIDIA
In a series of strategic announcements at Microsoft Build in Seattle and NVIDIA's Computex 2025 in Taipei, Synopsys solidified its position as a critical enabler in the rapidly evolving AI and semiconductor landscape.
At Microsoft Build, Synopsys was highlighted as a launch partner for Microsoft's new Microsoft Discovery platform, an initiative aimed at transforming research and development through agentic AI. This collaboration focuses on integrating Synopsys’ AI-driven design solutions with Microsoft's platform to enhance semiconductor engineering processes. Raja Tabet, Synopsys’ SVP of engineering excellence group, emphasized the significance of this partnership, stating that combining Synopsys’ AI capabilities with Microsoft Discovery can “re-engineer chip design workflows, supercharge engineering productivity and accelerate the pace of technology innovation.”
The partnership aims to leverage AI to manage the increasing complexity of chip design, enabling engineering teams to innovate more efficiently. By incorporating agentic AI, the collaboration seeks to create more autonomous and intelligent design processes, ultimately reducing time-to-market for new semiconductor products.
Advancing AI Compute Infrastructure
At Computex 2025, Synopsys announced its participation in NVIDIA's NVLink Fusion ecosystem, a move that underscores its role in advancing AI infrastructure. NVLink Fusion is NVIDIA's initiative to create a semi-custom AI infrastructure by allowing integration of third-party CPUs and AI accelerators with NVIDIA's GPUs. Synopsys’ involvement includes providing silicon design services and solutions that facilitate this integration, enabling the scale-up and scale-out of critical AI infrastructure.
“Data centers are transforming into AI factories,” said Sassine Ghazi, Synopsys president and CEO, highlighting that Synopsys’ solutions are mission-critical enablers in this transformation. By supporting NVLink Fusion, Synopsys contributes to building an open and scalable ecosystem for next-generation AI and high-performance computing.
Enhancing EDA Solutions with NVIDIA's Blackwell Platform
Furthering its collaboration with NVIDIA, Synopsys is integrating its electronic design automation (EDA) solutions with NVIDIA's Blackwell platform. This integration aims to accelerate chip design and manufacturing processes by leveraging NVIDIA's CUDA-X libraries and Blackwell architecture. Synopsys' EDA tools, including PrimeSim, Proteus, S-Litho, Sentaurus Device, and QuantumATK, have demonstrated significant performance improvements when run on the NVIDIA B200 GPU, achieving up to 30x speedups in circuit simulations and substantial gains in other computational tasks.
Sanjay Bali, SVP of strategy and product management at Synopsys, noted that this collaboration “unlocks unprecedented performance gains” and “redefines how EDA is enabling semiconductor manufacturing innovation.” By accelerating simulation and design processes, Synopsys and NVIDIA are enabling faster development cycles and more efficient manufacturing workflows.
Strategic Implications and Industry Impact
Synopsys’ recent collaborations with Microsoft and NVIDIA reflect a strategic alignment with the industry's shift towards AI-driven design and manufacturing. By integrating AI into chip design processes and supporting scalable AI infrastructure, Synopsys is addressing the growing demand for more efficient and intelligent semiconductor solutions.
These partnerships enhance Synopsys’ product offerings and position the company as a central player in the AI and semiconductor ecosystem.
The TechArena Take
The AI boom is no longer about theoretical future states – it’s about practical infrastructure now. What Synopsys has done with Microsoft and NVIDIA demonstrates an important concept: the AI era will be won not only by those building powerful models, but by the companies that empower those models to be designed, validated, and deployed at speed.
Synopsys’ integration with Microsoft Discovery shows how AI will not only be the outcome of innovation but also the engine driving it. By embedding with NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion and Blackwell platform, Synopsys is asserting its relevance across both the design and deployment layers of the AI stack.
For the industry, the takeaway is clear: if your tools aren’t optimized for AI, you’re already behind. Hats off to Synopsys for helping lead a redefinition of the rules of modern compute infrastructure. This isn’t just EDA innovation; it’s architectural evolution.
In a series of strategic announcements at Microsoft Build in Seattle and NVIDIA's Computex 2025 in Taipei, Synopsys solidified its position as a critical enabler in the rapidly evolving AI and semiconductor landscape.
At Microsoft Build, Synopsys was highlighted as a launch partner for Microsoft's new Microsoft Discovery platform, an initiative aimed at transforming research and development through agentic AI. This collaboration focuses on integrating Synopsys’ AI-driven design solutions with Microsoft's platform to enhance semiconductor engineering processes. Raja Tabet, Synopsys’ SVP of engineering excellence group, emphasized the significance of this partnership, stating that combining Synopsys’ AI capabilities with Microsoft Discovery can “re-engineer chip design workflows, supercharge engineering productivity and accelerate the pace of technology innovation.”
The partnership aims to leverage AI to manage the increasing complexity of chip design, enabling engineering teams to innovate more efficiently. By incorporating agentic AI, the collaboration seeks to create more autonomous and intelligent design processes, ultimately reducing time-to-market for new semiconductor products.
Advancing AI Compute Infrastructure
At Computex 2025, Synopsys announced its participation in NVIDIA's NVLink Fusion ecosystem, a move that underscores its role in advancing AI infrastructure. NVLink Fusion is NVIDIA's initiative to create a semi-custom AI infrastructure by allowing integration of third-party CPUs and AI accelerators with NVIDIA's GPUs. Synopsys’ involvement includes providing silicon design services and solutions that facilitate this integration, enabling the scale-up and scale-out of critical AI infrastructure.
“Data centers are transforming into AI factories,” said Sassine Ghazi, Synopsys president and CEO, highlighting that Synopsys’ solutions are mission-critical enablers in this transformation. By supporting NVLink Fusion, Synopsys contributes to building an open and scalable ecosystem for next-generation AI and high-performance computing.
Enhancing EDA Solutions with NVIDIA's Blackwell Platform
Furthering its collaboration with NVIDIA, Synopsys is integrating its electronic design automation (EDA) solutions with NVIDIA's Blackwell platform. This integration aims to accelerate chip design and manufacturing processes by leveraging NVIDIA's CUDA-X libraries and Blackwell architecture. Synopsys' EDA tools, including PrimeSim, Proteus, S-Litho, Sentaurus Device, and QuantumATK, have demonstrated significant performance improvements when run on the NVIDIA B200 GPU, achieving up to 30x speedups in circuit simulations and substantial gains in other computational tasks.
Sanjay Bali, SVP of strategy and product management at Synopsys, noted that this collaboration “unlocks unprecedented performance gains” and “redefines how EDA is enabling semiconductor manufacturing innovation.” By accelerating simulation and design processes, Synopsys and NVIDIA are enabling faster development cycles and more efficient manufacturing workflows.
Strategic Implications and Industry Impact
Synopsys’ recent collaborations with Microsoft and NVIDIA reflect a strategic alignment with the industry's shift towards AI-driven design and manufacturing. By integrating AI into chip design processes and supporting scalable AI infrastructure, Synopsys is addressing the growing demand for more efficient and intelligent semiconductor solutions.
These partnerships enhance Synopsys’ product offerings and position the company as a central player in the AI and semiconductor ecosystem.
The TechArena Take
The AI boom is no longer about theoretical future states – it’s about practical infrastructure now. What Synopsys has done with Microsoft and NVIDIA demonstrates an important concept: the AI era will be won not only by those building powerful models, but by the companies that empower those models to be designed, validated, and deployed at speed.
Synopsys’ integration with Microsoft Discovery shows how AI will not only be the outcome of innovation but also the engine driving it. By embedding with NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion and Blackwell platform, Synopsys is asserting its relevance across both the design and deployment layers of the AI stack.
For the industry, the takeaway is clear: if your tools aren’t optimized for AI, you’re already behind. Hats off to Synopsys for helping lead a redefinition of the rules of modern compute infrastructure. This isn’t just EDA innovation; it’s architectural evolution.
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