In order to help automotive companies speed up the development of workload-specific silicon and software required to power AI-enabled features in next-generation automobiles, Synopsys and SiMa.ai announced a collaborative partnership.
For maximum customization of IP, subsystems, chiplets, and SoCs, the solution will integrate the best-in-class EDA, automotive-grade IP, and hardware-assisted verification solutions from Synopsys with the top-tier machine learning accelerator (MLA) IP and full ML software stack application development environment from SiMa.ai.
With a wide range of applications, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) are becoming important differentiators for automakers.
In order to provide real-time, multi-modal in-car experiences, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features in these applications necessitate artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge.
However, related expectations for the variety of applications and the necessary computing, performance, and reliability cannot be supported by the software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures as they stand today.
To compete in this new environment, automakers require software architectures that are AI-ready, workload-verified, and power-efficient. In order to lower development costs and de-risk start-of-production deadlines, they also require hardware-software co-design solutions from silicon to systems.
With over 50 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers utilizing Synopsys’ virtual prototyping technologies and over 1,000 virtual models created from SoC IP to board-level ICs and ASICs, Synopsys has been upfront partner to the global automotive ecosystem.
The software-focused business SiMa.ai focuses on creating powerful, high-performing machine learning system on chip (MLSoC) solutions for embedded edge applications.
Flexibility is emphasized by the SiMa.ai tech stack, which supports the greatest number of models, sensors, and applications and automatically optimizes them for optimal performance.
The purpose of the integrated Synopsys and SiMa.ai solution is to facilitate:
- Early architecture exploration: Capability to guide automotive design engineers to optimally-choose performance, power, and software application requirements for custom or 3rd party SoC development.
- Shift-left software development: The solution will be optimized for multi-modal functions and GenAI, as well as to provide an end-to-end workflow including virtual prototyping and emulation to accelerate software/hardware integration and speed time to market.
- Cost-effective and differentiated in-vehicle experiences: Silicon-proven building blocks and subsystems for high-performance automotive ML SoCs and chiplets that are fully customizable to support diverse workloads, integrating SiMa.ai’s leading, easy-to-use ML software and tools.
- Continuous upgradeability of automotive edge AI solutions: Applications with AI capabilities can be developed to support both current and future requirements. In addition, virtual prototypes can be used to develop and test over-the-air updates.
Key Comments
“Our collaboration with SiMa.ai will provide automotive companies a significant step forward in modernizing their hardware/software co-design processes to meet demand for advanced, in-car experiences that are increasingly costly and complex to deliver,” said Ravi Subramanian, head of the Synopsys Product Management and Markets Group. “Our leadership in architecture exploration, IP, and hardware-assisted verification, combined with SiMa.ai’s innovative performance and power-optimized ML capabilities, will enable customers to differentiate while continuing to meet stringent cost considerations and industry standards.”
“Collaborating closely with Synopsys allows us to provide automotive manufacturers with complete, optimized solutions that accelerate their development cycles,” said Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO, SiMa.ai. “The SiMa.ai MLSoC platform was designed for best possible performance at lowest power consumption across a diverse set of applications—that was the missing piece in the puzzle to make future cars so much smarter and safer than what we have today. When combined with Synopsys’ industry-leading IP and software, we will deliver a powerful foundation for innovation across auto OEMs in autonomous driving and in-vehicle experiences.”
Meet with Synopsys and SiMa.ai at CES 2025
Join Synopsys and SiMa.ai at CES 2025, January 7-10, 2025, to learn more about how we are collaborating to transform the development of automotive edge AI solutions. Contact SynopsysAutomotive@synopsys.com to schedule a meeting onsite.
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