Synopsys also demonstrated a set of software tools to facilitate the design of cars, data centers, and other systems that rely on semiconductors. The company also detailed how operators of large data centers can simulate software running across thousands of chips, including the heat the chips will emit, which helps determine the necessary cooling equipment. This is particularly relevant for AI systems such as copilots or chatbots.
Key takeaways:
- Synopsys has offered to buy engineering software firm Ansys for USD 35 billion, aiming to help customers design products and systems where chips will be used.
- Synopsys Chief Executive Sassine Ghazi highlighted Tesla's approach of using a virtual simulation of a custom chip to start writing the software for that chip and testing how the software will control its cars long before any physical item has been manufactured.
- Synopsys has developed software tools designed to make it easier and faster to design cars, data centers and other big systems that rely on semiconductors.
- The company also outlined how operators of large data centers can simulate how software will run across tens of thousands of chips, and how much heat the chips will give off during that process, which helps determine how much cooling equipment will be needed.