THE CALIFORNIA DEFENSE READY ELECTRONICS AND MICRODEVICES SUPERHUB

Reengineering Chip Engineering with AI

Event Details

February 27, 2026

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Passcode: 862998

Host: Steve Crago
POC: Amy Kasmir

The semiconductor industry faces growing design complexity and tighter market windows as it delivers high-performance chips for AI, data centers, and autonomous vehicles. Meeting stringent performance, area, power, and cost requirements introduces new productivity and integration challenges across the design flow. This presentation highlights how Synopsys is leveraging AI and GenAI technologies throughout the EDA stack to accelerate chip design, enabling earlier detection of issues and improved optimization. We will discuss how AI-powered EDA enables engineering teams to innovate faster, streamline integration, and achieve superior results for complex chip designs.

Speaker Bio

Anand Thiruvengadam is a senior director of product management and head of AI product management at Synopsys. In this role, he is responsible for leading the integrated AI solutions/product strategy across UI, Apps, and Infrastructure. Prior to this, Anand held dual leadership roles as head of the circuit simulation line of business and head of the memory market segment at Synopsys. His experience spans high-tech product strategy, marketing, management, business development, and engineering. Before Synopsys, he was a management consultant at PwC, focusing on strategic and operational transformations. He also held engineering leadership roles at AMD and other leading semiconductor companies.