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Synopsys Advances Power and Performance for AI and Multi-Die Designs on Latest Samsung Foundry Processes at SAFE Forum 2026
Synopsys Advances Power and Performance for AI and Multi-Die Designs on Latest Samsung Foundry Processes at SAFE Forum
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[{"type":"text","content":"Highlights:New production-ready, AI-powered digital and analog flows are available for second-and third-generation 2nm processes accompanied by an expanded portfolio of certified interface IP, including for Samsung Foundry's automotive nodes.Unique Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) initiatives for synthesis and layout, as well as signoff, are delivering meaningful power, performance, and area (PPA) enhancements.Customers are observing significant test efficiency improvements of up to 20% by leveraging AI-powered, silicon-based design and manufacturing test capabilities validated and deployed in collaboration with Samsung Foundry.SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced at Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Forum 2026 its latest collaborations with Samsung Foundry on advanced nodes, including an expanded portfolio of production‑ready, AI-powered EDA tools, certified interface IP, and silicon-based test capabilities, enabling customers to bring differentiated AI and multi-die designs to market faster and with measurably improved quality.During his keynote at the event, Synopsys President and CEO Sassine Ghazi underscored the companies' long-standing collaboration to address compounding semiconductor engineering complexity, intense pressure for faster development cycles, and increasing costs. Ghazi emphasized that overcoming these challenges requires a fundamentally new approach where AI driven automation and multiphysics intelligence are fused across the entire design and manufacturing flow. Pointing to initiatives leveraging Synopsys AI-powered solutions and deep design and technology co optimization (DTCO), Ghazi said customers are bringing advanced silicon to market faster, while achieving meaningful gains in PPA and test efficiency, on Samsung Foundry's latest process nodes. \"Close alignment across design, test, and manufacturing are critical to the success of AI and multi-die designs on advanced nodes,\" said Hyung‑Ock Kim, vice president and head of the Foundry Design Technology Team at Samsung Electronics. \"Our continued close collaboration with Synopsys delivers silicon-based, customer-validated solutions that help our customers reduce design integration risk, improve silicon predictability, and move confidently from design to production fo...