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Synopsys Expands Use of AI to Optimize Samsung's Latest Mobile Designs
Key Milestone Solidifies New Era of Autonomous Chip Design by Realizing Exceptional Results on Samsung's Most Advanced Process Technology MOUNTAIN VIEW,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Key Milestone Solidifies New Era of Autonomous Chip Design by Realizing Exceptional Results on Samsung's Most Advanced Process Technology\n\n\nMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --\nHighlights of this announcement:\nSynopsys' groundbreaking AI-based system (DSO.ai) autonomously achieved highest frequency and lowest power consumption for Samsung's advanced mobile designs DSO.ai has been used for multiple chip design projects at Samsung, consistently delivering results previously deemed unachievable in significantly less time Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its AI-based design system has been used by Samsung to successfully complete a state-of-the-art, high-performance design at an advanced process technology, the most recent of several products designed using Synopsys artificial intelligence (AI).\n\"For decades, autonomous chip design existed only in science fiction,\" said Aart de Geus, chairman and co-CEO, Synopsys. \"This pivotal moment in semiconductor history will breathe new life into Moore's law. We congratulate Samsung on this remarkable achievement, and we look forward to catalyzing its next 1000x.\"\nThe AI-designed product will be manufactured on Samsung's advanced manufacturing process. To achieve the high-performance and low-power market requirements in a timely manner, Samsung used Synopsys' award-winning autonomous AI system, DSO.ai™ (Design Space Optimization AI), driving the Synopsys Fusion Compiler™ RTL-to-GDSII solution. DSO.ai uses reinforcement learning, an AI technology similar to that used in self-driving vehicles, to achieve better performance, power and area (PPA). Applied at every stage of design implementation, DSO.ai pushed operating frequency over 100 MHz beyond target and considerably reduced overall power consumption – all while saving Samsung weeks of manual design effort. An early development partner of Synopsys' autonomous design technology, Samsung began deploying DSO.ai to multiple projects in the fall of 2020.\n\"This is a remarkable milestone for our program to successfully introduce AI into the chip design process in collaboration with Synopsys,\" said Thomas Cho, EVP of Infrastructure & Design Technology Center, System LSI Business, Samsung Electronics. \"Not only have we demonstrated that AI can help us achieve PPA targets for even the most demanding proc...