SiMa.ai, Synopsys Partner to Advance Automotive AI Solutions

Synopsys, a silicon provider software company, and SiMa.ai, a machine learning system-on-chip (MLSoC) company, have announced a strategic collaboration. This partnership aims to accelerate the development of AI-enabled silicon and software for next-generation vehicles. 

The joint solution is designed to address the increasing demands of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) applications.  

The partnership will combine Synopsys’ electronic design automation (EDA), automotive-grade IP, and hardware verification technologies with SiMa.ai’s machine learning accelerator (MLA) IP and ML software stack. 

The collaboration aims to help automakers deliver AI-ready, power-efficient solutions for workload-specific chip development, as per the official blog. 

AI Engines Ready to Drive

Krishna Rangasayee, founder and CEO at SiMa.ai, announced this collaboration on LinkedIn and said, “Look forward to helping all automotive OEMs and Tier1s globally get ahead on their ADAS and IVI needs, with industry-leading AI/ML capabilities.”

The solution will focus on enabling early architecture exploration, optimised software development, and cost-effective in-vehicle experiences. 

It will also support continuous upgrades, including over-the-air updates for automotive edge AI applications and the capability to guide automotive design engineers. This will help them choose performance, power, and software application requirements for custom or 3rd party SoC development.

Ravi Subramanian, head of Synopsys’s product management and markets group, said, “Our collaboration with SiMa.ai will provide automotive companies with a significant step forward in modernising their hardware/software co-design processes and enable customers to meet cost considerations and industry standards.”  

Rangasayee further added, “Our MLSoC platform delivers high performance at low power, enabling automakers to create smarter and safer vehicles.”  

In a previous interaction with AIM, Rangasayee also stated that the company is betting on India’s renewed focus on manufacturing and semiconductor fabrication ambitions. For strategic reasons, it has chosen not to sell its chips in China, despite it being the largest semiconductor market in the world. 

Now Fully Customisable

In September this year, SiMa.ai announced the launch of MLSoC Modalix, the industry’s first multi-modal edge AI product family.

The partnership comes as automotive manufacturers face increasing pressure to support generative AI and real-time, multi-modal in-car experiences. 

Automakers require solutions that integrate software and hardware while meeting stringent performance, reliability, and cost requirements.  

Both companies claim to address these challenges with a fully customisable workflow, which reduces development costs and supports faster time-to-market for AI-enabled automotive solutions.