FILE PHOTO: A man walks through the Synopsys booth during the Black Hat information security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley-based Synopsys and startup firm SiMa.ai announced on Tuesday a partnership aimed at accelerating the development of new artificial intelligence chips for automakers and their suppliers.
Synopsys, among leading manufacturers of chip-design software, will collaborate with SiMa.ai, a company that has designed energy-efficient hardware and software capable of handling diverse AI functions used in cars. This feature is important in electric vehicles where the car's chips compete for battery power with the drive systems.
