Synopsys, Amazon sign multi-year silicon IP deal worth more than $1 billion
SNPS•Synopsys signed a multi-year agreement with Amazon worth more than $1 billion to support Amazon’s custom silicon development with Synopsys silicon IP and AI-driven engineering tools. The deal shifts Synopsys’ silicon IP business toward a license-plus-royalty model tied to production volumes.
1. Deal details
The agreement also covers Amazon’s expanded use of Synopsys electronic design automation, simulation and agentic AI tools to speed chip and system design. Synopsys will use AWS services including EC2 and Bedrock, and plans to optimize its software for Trainium and Graviton.
