AWS Signs $1 Billion-Plus Chip Design Deal With Synopsys

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a multiyear agreement worth more than $1 billion with chip design company Synopsys, giving Amazon access to specialized semiconductor designs as it expands its custom silicon business. The deal will make Amazon the lead customer for Synopsys’ silicon intellectual property business. It also expands their work beyond chip blueprints, with both companies planning to use cloud computing and artificial intelligence to speed up the design and development of complex