Siemens Digital Industries Software introduced its latest AI-powered advancements for the electronic design automation (EDA) industry, a transformative suite of tools designed to elevate design productivity, reduce time-to-market, and empower engineers to innovate at the pace today’s market demands.
During the event, Siemens is spotlighting a newly developed EDA AI system-tailored specifically for semiconductor and PCB design environments. This cutting-edge platform combines generative and agentic AI with enterprise-grade customization and integration, setting a new benchmark in intelligent design automation.
“We are strategically investing in developing sophisticated industrial-grade AI solutions purpose-built for the unique complexities of EDA. This accumulated expertise forms the technological foundation that empowers our customers to bring breakthrough semiconductor and PCB designs to market faster than ever before,” said Mike Ellow, CEO, Siemens EDA, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Siemens is set to revolutionize the way design teams operate, ushering in a future where generative and agentic AI capabilities are seamlessly integrated into every aspect of the EDA workflow.”
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Enabling Secure, Scalable, and Custom AI Workflows
With the new EDA AI system, Siemens offers a fully customizable, open architecture that allows customers to incorporate their proprietary EDA data and tailor AI workflows to their unique requirements. This ensures teams can deploy AI precisely where it drives the most value—boosting adoption and competitiveness without disrupting established processes.
The solution also delivers enterprise-class security, including granular access controls and deployment flexibility across on-premises or cloud environments. A centralized multimodal data lake powers a robust flywheel effect, enhancing productivity with each use. Siemens’ AI system supports a range of model types—including large and small language models, machine learning, and reinforcement learning—ensuring comprehensive support for evolving EDA demands.
Collaborating with NVIDIA to Accelerate AI Innovation in EDA
Siemens has further strengthened its AI infrastructure by integrating NVIDIA AI technologies, including NVIDIA NIM microservices and Llama Nemotron models. These integrations enable scalable, inference-ready deployments across hybrid environments and enable real-time orchestration and intelligent agent collaboration within the EDA toolchain.
“AI agents can dramatically boost productivity for complex electronic design automation to support engineers across layout optimization, simulation and verification, freeing engineers to focus on creative problem-solving and advanced design challenges,” said Tim Costa, senior director of CAE and CUDA-X at NVIDIA. “With NVIDIA NIM microservices and Llama Nemotron reasoning models, Siemens EDA can speed the development of tomorrow’s most intricate electronic systems.”