SUNNYVALE, CA, Oct 5, 2026 – Synopsys and Amazon have signed an agreement to expand Amazon’s use of silicon intellectual property, chip design tools and simulation software for its custom chips. Amazon will become Synopsys’ lead customer for silicon IP, with the agreement also covering AI agents for chip and system engineering.
The companies plan to improve multiphysics simulation performance on Amazon’s Trainium and Graviton chips. They will deploy Synopsys’ AI-powered electronic design automation (EDA), simulation and agentic AI tools. They also plan to develop custom AI agent capabilities to help Amazon engineers design, analyze, and validate chips and systems.
The agreement builds on more than 15 years of collaboration. Amazon’s custom chip portfolio includes Nitro for cloud security, networking and storage; Graviton for general-purpose computing; and Trainium for AI training and inference.
“Amazon has invested in custom silicon for more than a decade, and it has fundamentally changed what’s possible for AWS and our customers,” said Peter DeSantis, SVP, foundational AI, custom silicon, quantum computing at Amazon. “From Graviton to Trainium, purpose-built chips deliver better performance at lower cost because they’re designed for exactly what customers need. As our chip designs grow more ambitious and AI reshapes the engineering process itself, Synopsys helps us move faster across the design cycle, helping us deliver more capable, efficient computing for customers worldwide.”
Synopsys is adopting Amazon EC2 and cloud storage services for its own IP and EDA tool development. It is also adopting Amazon Bedrock to build and deploy AI applications and agents.
“Special purpose silicon is at the heart of AWS innovation. As we expand into application-optimized IP solutions, we’re proud to have Amazon as our lead customer for this next phase of growth,” said Sassine Ghazi, president and CEO of Synopsys. “More broadly, by combining Amazon’s leadership in AI infrastructure and custom silicon with Synopsys’ leadership in silicon IP, EDA and Multiphysics solutions, we can dramatically increase the productivity of our teams and shape the future of AI-native engineering.”
Source: Synopsys
About Synopsys
Synopsys Inc. is a U.S. software and semiconductor technology company founded in 1986. The company develops electronic design automation software, semiconductor intellectual property, and verification tools used to design and test integrated circuits. Its products help engineers design, simulate, verify, and manage semiconductor chips and electronic systems. Synopsys also provides software security testing and engineering analysis tools through internal development and acquisitions. The company serves semiconductor manufacturers, electronics companies, system integrators, and software developers. Its customers operate in industries such as semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and data centers. Synopsys is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. The company employs about 28,000 people worldwide and serves customers across global technology sectors. Synopsys operates offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.
About Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS), headquartered in Seattle, launched in 2006 and has grown into one of the world’s largest cloud services platforms. It offers more than 200 services, including computing, storage, databases, analytics, machine learning, IoT and security, to businesses, startups, government agencies and public-sector organizations worldwide. AWS serves industries ranging from healthcare and financial services to media, retail and smart infrastructure through pay-as-you-go cloud solutions. Backed by Amazon’s infrastructure, AWS provides tools that help organizations innovate and improve efficiency.
