tag: agentic AI

A Self-Evolving Agent Framework That Treats Hardware Design as Repository-Level Code Evolution (Nvidia Research)
By Technical Paper Link - 30 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper, Agentic Hardware Design as Repository-Level Code Evolution, was published by researchers at Nvidia Research. Abstract "We present HORIZON, a self-evolving agent framework that treats hardware design as repository-level code evolution. A Markdown harness is compiled into a project pack containing domain knowledge, an executable evaluator, an acceptance predicate, and... » read more

Verification Methodologies Struggle To Keep Up With AI
By Brian Bailey - 25 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key Takeaways:  The rapid development of AI has resulted in new capabilities being provided to verification teams, beyond their ability to rationally insert them into accepted methodologies.  There is a lot of uncertainty about who will benefit the most from this technology. Is AI a junior engineer replacement or an enhancer?  The biggest benefits will come when AI helps engineers... » read more

Executive Outlook: Agentic AI’s Impact On Chip Design
By Ed Sperling - 25 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key Takeaways: Agentic AI has the potential to make engineers more productive, speed time to market, and automate some of the drudge work. The big challenge for design and verification engineers is where and whether they trust AI to get everything right, because there is no margin for error in semiconductors. Having humans in the loop will likely be the rule rather than the exception... » read more

Introducing An Agentic LLM For Chip Design
By Tanay Biradar - 25 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

By Tanay Biradar, Surya Gunukula, Tengxiao Liu, and Kexun Zhang ChipAgents has introduced Renoir, an agentic large language model (LLM) whose name means "renew." In early chip design benchmarks, Renoir outperforms the base model it was trained on and cuts costs by more than half. Furthermore, it can run entirely on-premises, allowing semiconductor companies to develop faster without compromi... » read more

Agentic AI Is Changing Data Center Architectures
By Ann Mutschler - 11 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key Takeaways: The rise of agentic AI is shifting data centers from GPU-centric number crunching to CPU-driven orchestration, where managing long-running reasoning loops and context is just as important as raw compute. Integrating CPUs, GPUs, and stacked memory into tightly coupled multi-die architectures with varying workloads makes it much harder to ensure they will be reliable and ef... » read more

Building Multi-Agent Systems For ASIC Flows
By Ed Sperling - 10 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

If one AI agent can solve a problem in a certain amount of time, can multiple agents solve it faster? The answer is yes, but only if the agents have well-defined roles and targets. This is where orchestrators fit in, and why they are so critical to agentic AI. Kexun Zhang, head of research at ChipAgents, talks about what exactly AI agents are, how they can be used to solve big problems that wou... » read more

PCIe Benefits From AI, Despite Scaling Protocols
By Bryon Moyer - 10 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key takeaways: PCIe remains a critical technology for non-AI processing. For AI, PCIe will be strengthened by scale-out, agentic AI, and even some scale-up. CXL is seeing uptake, and some even think it could participate in AI processing. PCIe has been the go-to network for most data traffic moving from a processor to devices located elsewhere, which is also what the new data... » read more

2026 ASMC – Building the Core Pillars for AI in Semiconductors
By PDF Solutions - 09 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

Abstract: This presentation outlines a practical pathway for semiconductor manufacturers to move beyond AI experimentation and achieve scalable, value-driven implementation. As rising process complexity, massive data volumes, and talent constraints make AI a strategic necessity, this presentation highlights why over 70% of AI initiatives stall, primarily due to fragmented data, legacy system... » read more

Disturbance In Verification
By Brian Bailey - 08 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 3

When writing my recent story about agentic verification, there was one quote from Abhi Kolpekwar, senior vice-president and general manager at Siemens EDA, that really struck a chord. He was talking about the additional token costs that would be consumed when a verification engineer starts asking the agents to do what was considered to be part of their job. "Consider the total cost of owners... » read more

Toward Agentic Verification
By Brian Bailey - 28 May, 2026 - Comments: 1

Key Takeaways: Agentic verification provides flow orchestration for common repetitive tasks. Capabilities will expand when tools can learn from a larger context, including the specification. Design houses need to fully understand the costs and benefits and plan accordingly. Agentic verification is more than a buzzword. It is a pivotal moment in the evolution of verification ... » read more

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