Synopsys, Intel Foundry Expand Collaboration to Speed Design Readiness on Intel 14A

Synopsys, has announced, at the 2026 DAC Chips to Systems Conference, an expanded collaboration with Intel Foundry, including the certification of AI-powered EDA flows on Intel's 14A process technology. The move advances design enablement from design technology co-optimization (DTCO) to system-aware co-design, building on Synopsys's already certified, production-ready EDA flows and IP portfolio for Intel 18A and Intel 18A-P. As AI and high-performance computing designs move beyond monolithic scaling, success increasingly depends on connecting process technology with AI-powered EDA flows, multi-die design, integrated multiphysics analysis, and a broad IP portfolio to accelerate system-level realization.

Michael Buehler-Garcia, Senior Vice President at Synopsys, said angstrom-scale design is no longer just about extracting more power, performance, and area from a process node, it's about turning process innovation into predictable system-level outcomes. He said Synopsys, working alongside Intel Foundry, is helping customers accelerate convergence, reduce late-stage rework, and achieve first-pass silicon success, and commended the Intel Foundry team for its progress on Intel 14A in expanding the capabilities of advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Shawn Han, SVP and GM of Foundry Services at Intel Corporation, said that in an increasingly AI-driven world, Intel F...