Synopsys, announced the launch of the Synopsys Electronics Digital Twin (eDT) Platform, an open solution for creating, deploying, managing, and using electronics digital twins (eDTs). The platform supports software-defined product development for physical AI systems. It is initially focused on high-value automotive use cases, enabling OEMs to perform up to 90% of software validation prior to hardware availability by shifting software development and system integration earlier in the process, which reduces vehicle development costs and time-to-market.
The eDT Platform establishes an integrated and collaborative engineering paradigm across electronics, software, and systems. It includes pre-integrated Synopsys and ecosystem partner solutions, along with management and administration capabilities, to provide cloud-based environments that aim to lower development costs, increase product quality, and accelerate innovation.
The platform enables configuration of cloud-based eDT Labs, which consist of pre-integrated assets such as Synopsys technologies, open-ecosystem tools, models, software, and scalable compute for automotive applications including early evaluation of new SoCs or microcontrollers, early start of software development, collaborative software development among teams, suppliers, and vendors, and system validation integrated into continuous integration/testing workflows.
Capabilities for creating, deploying, and managing eDT Labs include Synopsys virtualization and AI technologies, advanced debug and test tools, ecosystem integration, and blueprints; system composition using the open-source SIL Kit by Vector and Synopsys for assembling and connecting virtual ECUs, models, and software components; and pre-integrated partner technologies such as silicon models, simulation, debug and analysis tools, and software IP.
Platform features cover provisioning with role-based user management, secure access and encryption, administrative analytics, global license provisioning, and a workflow editor; user interfaces, applications, and APIs (CLI and TEST APIs) for integration with software factory solutions; and flexible compute options including SaaS or bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployments, powered by AWS cloud infrastructure and AWS Graviton4 processors.
Johannes Foufas, Technical Manager, Software Factory at Volvo Cars, stated that the company is adopting whole-vehicle validation early in design using electronics digital twins with Synopsys, enabling testing and validation before hardware exists to reduce costs, increase software quality, and accelerate innovation.
Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Management Officer at Synopsys, noted that automotive teams face challenges with extensive software code, multiple suppliers, shrinking cycles, and cost pressures, requiring a new approach connecting silicon designs to software behavior and full-system validation from early stages. He described the eDT Platform as providing an end-to-end digital twin foundation leveraging Synopsys' virtual SoC models, large-scale simulations, and partner ecosystem.
Suraj Gajendra, Vice President of Products and Solutions, Physical AI Business Unit at Arm, stated that as compute systems increase in complexity, virtual-first validation is essential for efficiency and time-to-market, with the platform allowing access to pre-integrated Arm Zena CSS virtual platforms in Synopsys Virtualizer using Arm-on-Arm hardware-assisted virtualization for early workload and software stack validation.
Ozgur Tohumcu, General Manager of Automotive and Manufacturing at AWS, said that traditional automotive software validation required expensive prototypes over years, but AWS Graviton4 processors and global cloud infrastructure with Synopsys enable faster virtual testing to compress development cycles.
Gavin C. Rogers, Senior Vice President at Vector, noted that software-defined vehicles require scalable, platform-based approaches, with the combination of Synopsys' eDT Platform and Vector's software platforms enabling software-first workflows across the vehicle lifecycle for industrialized development, shorter time-to-market, and sustained innovation.
Customers can engage with Synopsys regarding the eDT Platform today. More information is available at https://www.synopsys.com/edt, along with industry support details, a blog, and a video on the platform.
Synopsys will demonstrate the eDT Platform powered by AWS Graviton4 at Embedded World 2026 at Stand 4-208.
Synopsys Converge 2026 is scheduled for March 11-12, 2026, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, with a livestream of President and CEO Sassine Ghazi's opening keynote on March 11 at 9:00 a.m. PT. Company updates are available via the Synopsys Newsroom, LinkedIn, and X.
