Story perspectives

Synopsys and OpenAI Launch GPT-Synopsys Chip-Design AI Partnership

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Synopsys and OpenAI announced a partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a chip-design AI model.
The companies signed a multi-year agreement that includes revenue sharing and joint go-to-market plans.
OpenAI will license Synopsys’s EDA tools to build the model, which will protect data with enterprise-grade security.
GPT-Synopsys will run on OpenAI infrastructure and integrate with Synopsys.ai and Autopilot.
Over 50 AgentEngineer projects are planned with semiconductor customers by the end of 2026.

1 of 1

Story summary

Synopsys and OpenAI announced a partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a chip-design AI model.
The companies signed a multi-year agreement that includes revenue sharing and joint go-to-market plans.
OpenAI will license Synopsys’s EDA tools to build the model, which will protect data with enterprise-grade security.
GPT-Synopsys will run on OpenAI infrastructure and integrate with Synopsys.ai and Autopilot.
Over 50 AgentEngineer projects are planned with semiconductor customers by the end of 2026.