OpenAI and Synopsys are building GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model that operates Synopsys EDA tools to automate chip design like a seasoned engineer.

OpenAI and Synopsys have signed a multi-year strategic partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model designed to assist with chip design. Synopsys manufactures electronic design automation (EDA) tools—software that engineers use to design computer chips and semiconductors.

GPT-Synopsys integrates OpenAI's AI technology with Synopsys' EDA tools. OpenAI is licensing Synopsys' tools for the project, aiming to create a model capable of reasoning about chip design and verification while directly operating Synopsys' software. Engineers will define design objectives, then review and approve the model's output.

The model will run on OpenAI's infrastructure. Customer data will remain encrypted and will not be used for training, according to both companies. Early testing with semiconductor customers is underway.

Both companies will market the product jointly and share revenue.

Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi believes AI could significantly accelerate the design process. OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman views the partnership as a pathway to better chips and improved AI systems. OpenAI is simultaneously collaborating with Broadcom on chips designed specifically for running AI models, including the recently introduced Jalapeno chip, which competes favorably with comparable specialized processors.