Synopsys and Amazon agree multiyear chip and engineering partnership worth over $1 billion
In short
Synopsys and Amazon signed a multiyear agreement worth more than $1 billion, according to Chinese reports citing Synopsys. The partnership covers silicon intellectual property and AI-driven engineering software to accelerate Amazon's custom chips and AWS infrastructure.
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Synopsys has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon involving a multiyear agreement worth more than $1 billion, 36Kr and Jiemian reported, citing the company. The cooperation uses Synopsys silicon intellectual property and AI-driven engineering software to accelerate development of Amazon's custom chips and AWS infrastructure. CLS reported that Synopsys was expanding its silicon IP business to meet growing demand for application-optimised IP, with Amazon set to become a major customer. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The companies plan to apply AI to engineering workflows spanning chips and systems, including deployment of Synopsys AI-driven electronic design automation, physical simulation and agentic AI solutions, according to CLS. They also plan customised agentic AI capabilities to help Amazon engineers design, analyse, optimise and verify complex chips and systems more efficiently. 36Kr and Jiemian reported that Synopsys would use AWS services for product development and work with Amazon to optimise its software for Trainium and Graviton. Synopsys engineering teams would also adopt Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Amazon Bedrock. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
Synopsys said Amazon would become a major customer of its expanded silicon IP business. The companies also plan AI engineering workflows and software optimisation for Trainium and Graviton, while Synopsys engineers will use AWS services for product development.
Key facts
- The companies signed a multiyear agreement worth more than $1 billion, according to Synopsys information reported by 36Kr and Jiemian. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The cooperation uses Synopsys silicon IP and AI-driven engineering software for Amazon custom chips and AWS infrastructure. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Synopsys engineers will adopt Amazon EC2 and Amazon Bedrock, and the companies will optimise Synopsys software for Trainium and Graviton. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Nothing is confirmed by two independent outlets yet.
Still unclear
- The exact agreement value and duration. The reports specify more than $1 billion and multiple years but provide no exact figure or term.
- Synopsys and Amazon signed a multiyear agreement worth more than $1 billion, according to reports citing Synopsys. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- CLS reported Synopsys's partnership announcement on October 10. [ 1 ]