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Industry
China\'s EDA industry joins Huawei\'s Tau Scaling 3D chip push; commercialisation seen 4 to 5 years away
China\'s semiconductor design software industry is moving to support Huawei\'s next-generation chip strategy, with companies developing tools aligned to its Tau Scaling framework and 3D design approach. Empyrean Technology unveiled a 3D IC verification platform, while a Peking University team showed a prototype compatible with Huawei\'s Logic Folding architecture. Industry and research groups say technical hurdles and gaps with U.S.-led full-flow EDA suites mean commercialisation could take 4 to 5 years.
AI & Enterprise
AI startup Cognichip draws investment to cut chip design time
Efforts to use artificial intelligence to shorten lengthy and costly semiconductor design processes are gaining momentum. Cognichip, which develops AI models for chip design, has raised $60 million in new funding led by Seligman Ventures, with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan participating via his venture fund and joining the board. The company says its approach could cut chip development costs by more than 75 percent and reduce development time by over half, though it has not disclosed chips or customers.
AI & Enterprise
Candu AI raises $225 million, aims to ease AI chip bottlenecks with copper instead of optics
Swiss semiconductor company Candu AI has raised $225 million in a Series A round, The Next Web reported. The round was led by Maverick Silicon, with SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems and Alchip Technologies as strategic investors. Candu AI was valued at $400 million in the round. The company says copper is still viable, claiming its approach can boost link speeds and sharply reduce power use and system costs.
