ChipAgents expands Series A with $60 million infusion
ChipAgents said it expanded its Series A with a $60 million infusion to further develop software that uses AI agents to automate and speed semiconductor design, especially verification to ensure chips function as intended. The round, led by B Capital, brings total fundraising to $131 million and followed earlier backing from Micron, MediaTek and Ericsson. ChipAgents has about 64 employees and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company also expanded its strategic collaboration with Nvidia to develop a specialized chip design AI model, positioning it amid competitors that have added AI agent products.
ChipAgents raised $60 million to advance AI-driven chip design verification.
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Startups have recently offered AI tools to automate hard parts of chip design. ChipAgents expanded funding and its work with Nvidia to build a design model. The next steps could be product tests and further funding or partnerships.
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