Samsung has its own AI-designed chip. Soon, others will too

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Samsung is using artificial intelligence to automate the insanely complex and subtle process of designing cutting-edge computer chips .

The South Korean giant is one of the first chipmakers to use AI to create its chips. Samsung is using AI features in new software from Synopsys , a leading chip design software firm used by many companies. “What you’re seeing here will be the first of a real commercial processor design with AJE, ” says Aart de Geus, the chairman and co-CEO associated with Synopsys.

Others, including Google and Nvidia , have talked about designing chips with AI. But Synopsys’ tool, called DSO. ai, may prove the most far-reaching because Synopsys works with dozens of businesses. The tool has the potential to accelerate semiconductor development and unlock novel chip designs, according to industry watchers.