PLANO, TX, Mar 23, 2026 – Siemens has launched the Fuse EDA AI Agent system, an autonomous platform designed to manage workflows across semiconductor, 3D IC, and printed circuit board (PCB) design. The system integrates with the NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, Nemotron models and NVIDIA AI infrastructure to streamline design, verification, and sign-off processes.
“Fuse EDA AI Agent represents the next evolution of our Fuse EDA AI system, moving from in-tool AI capabilities to autonomous, end-to-end workflow orchestration,” said Amit Gupta, chief AI strategy officer, senior vice president and general manager, Siemens EDA, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “We are delivering intelligent automation across the complete EDA lifecycle, enabling our customers to dramatically reduce design cycles while maintaining the highest quality standards. Our open architecture allows customers to integrate their own workflows and models, providing the flexibility required for enterprise-scale AI deployment. This positions the industry to maintain a competitive advantage in an increasingly complex semiconductor and PCB system landscape.”
Fuse EDA AI Agent extends the existing Fuse EDA AI system, which includes a RAG pipeline, an EDA-focused data environment, file format parsers, configurable access controls, support for multiple AI models, and third-party integration.
Coverage Across the Semiconductor and PCB System Workflow
The Fuse EDA AI Agent supports workflows across the design lifecycle. In front-end stages, it supports architectural exploration, design planning, and register-transfer level (RTL) coding using Siemens’ Catapult software. It also enables testbench generation and debugging through the Questa One Agentic Toolkit.
In physical implementation, the Fuse Agent supports place-and-route, timing closure, and power optimization using Siemens’ Aprisa software, along with custom design and verification through Siemens’ Solido software and hardware-assisted verification with the Veloce system. Fuse Agent also automates design rule check (DRC) analysis and resolution for sign-off using Calibre software. For 3D IC design, the system supports power/ground load optimization and signal path planning in Innovator3D IC software. For PCB systems, it supports layout and signal integrity analysis using Xpedition and Hyperlynx software. It also supports manufacturing readiness, including design-for-test (DFT) workflows with Tessent software and integration with Calibre optical proximity correction (OPC) products.
Key Capabilities of the Fuse EDA AI Agent
Generic AI tools are limited in semiconductor and PCB design due to insufficient domain- knowledge and constraints in processing physics-based EDA data. The AI platforms may also pose IP risks, including inadequate access controls and exposure of design data through cloud or internet-connected workflows. As tool chains increase in complexity, these models may reach context limits, resulting in inaccurate outputs. Fuse EDA AI Agent addresses these challenges by providing:
- Domain-specific expertise: While generic agentic solutions are limited in EDA workflows, the Fuse EDA AI Agent applies Siemens’ domain knowledge of semiconductor and PCB design processes and tool interactions. It orchestrates multi-tool and multi-agent workflows with built-in validation and domain-specific guardrails. The system supports Agent Skills, which provide executable playbooks for multi-step tasks across EDA workflows. These playbooks can be customized for specific design requirements.
- Scalable AgentOps and MCP architecture: Fuse EDA AI Agent performs dynamic tool discovery and orchestration across MCP-connected EDA tools, using hierarchical planning with supervisor and worker agents. It includes recovery loops for workflow execution and supports integration with Siemens and third-party tools.
- Enterprise infrastructure and data orchestration: Fuse EDA AI Agent operates in EDA environments by managing resource allocation within scheduling frameworks and high-performance computing clusters. It manages resource allocation and supports large-scale workflows. Centralized data handling allows teams to use existing infrastructure and process data across workflows in air-gapped environments.
- Embedded security and governance: There is support for role-based access controls, audit trails and human checkpoints to support automation in secure EDA environments and reduce the risk of external exposure of sensitive design data.
“Seamless orchestration across complex EDA environments is crucial as the industry continues to advance semiconductor technologies. Samsung is pleased to introduce Siemens’ Fuse as a key enabler for cutting-edge design strategies within our agentic semiconductor workflows,” said Jung Yun Choi, executive vice president of memory design technology, Samsung Electronics. “With its purpose-built architecture and interoperable framework, Fuse is expected to accelerate our move beyond traditional automation, enhancing engineering productivity and design excellence.”
Collaboration with NVIDIA
Siemens and NVIDIA are expanding their partnership to develop autonomous agents for semiconductor and PCB design workflows. The collaboration focuses on using AI agents to handle time-intensive tasks within EDA environments. The Fuse EDA AI Agent supports NVIDIA GPUs and Nemotron models designed for reasoning and tool-calling. These models support RAG workflows across multimodal data and executes complex EDA processes. NVIDIA Nemotron models provide higher throughput for agentic EDA tool calls and lower token cost compared to frontier models.
Siemens plans to expand Fuse Agent capabilities with NVIDIA’s agentic AI stack, including NemoClaw, an open source framework for deploying OpenClaw assistants. The stack includes the OpenShell runtime, a secure environment for running autonomous agents and open source models such as NVIDIA Nemotron. These additions support the deployment of Fuse EDA AI Agent and Fuse EDA AI system in autonomous EDA workflows.
“Together with Siemens, we are charting the next era of agentic AI, where long-running agents can safely operate engineering tools and coordinate complex tasks,” said Kari Briski, vice president of generative AI, NVIDIA. “By combining Siemens Fuse Agent with NVIDIA agentic AI technologies, we’re laying the foundation for agents that can plan, act, and adapt across design workflows.”
Source: Siemens
About Siemens Digital Industries Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software, a business unit of Siemens AG, provides industrial software, hardware and related services through the Siemens Xcelerator platform. The company’s portfolio includes product lifecycle management, electronic design automation, simulation and digital twin tools, manufacturing operations management and low-code application development. These products support design, engineering and production workflows across sectors such as aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics and semiconductors, machinery, medical devices and process manufacturing. Siemens Digital Industries Software traces its origins to 1963 as United Computing, later becoming Siemens PLM Software in 2007 before adopting its current name. It supplies technologies that help organizations manage product, process data, and improve development and manufacturing efficiency across a range of industrial applications.
About Siemens AG
Siemens AG, headquartered in Munich and Berlin, Germany, is a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility and healthcare. Founded in 1847, the company develops industrial automation systems, digitalization technologies, energy-efficient equipment and medical diagnostic systems. Siemens applies industrial and generative AI to improve efficiency and operational performance across manufacturing, infrastructure and transportation. Its work combines physical systems with digital tools to support industrial processes, smart infrastructure and connected mobility. Siemens holds a majority stake in Siemens Healthineers, a medical technology company specializing in diagnostics and healthcare systems. The company employs more than 300,000 people worldwide and has operations in Germany.