Synopsys Showcases NVIDIA Partnership Impact and Ecosystem Innovation at GTC 2026

Customers across industries are revolutionizing product design and accelerating innovation with NVIDIA-accelerated engineering solutions from Synopsys

Mar. 17, 2026 at 1:30am

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Synopsys, Inc. is showcasing the progress and impact of its strategic partnership with NVIDIA to revolutionize design and engineering across industries at NVIDIA GTC 2026. R&D teams are utilizing NVIDIA GPU-accelerated applications from Synopsys to speed up compute-intensive workloads, including Applied Materials accelerating complex quantum chemistry simulations, Honda achieving 34X faster computation for CFD simulations, and Astera Labs accelerating advanced chip design for AI connectivity.

Why it matters

Traditional engineering methods can no longer keep pace with the complexity of today's software-defined, intelligent systems. Together, Synopsys and NVIDIA are re-engineering how products are designed and developed by enabling the co-design of electronics and multiphysics, accelerating compute-intensive workloads, and applying the power of digital twin for virtual prototyping.

The details

Synopsys is building an open, secure, hardware accelerated agentic AI stack in collaboration with NVIDIA to cater to use cases from silicon to systems. The company is demonstrating agentic electronic design automation (EDA) workflows powered by AgentEngineer technology that can orchestrate complex chip design tasks, scale across high-performance environments, and keep engineers in control. Synopsys is also showcasing how it is advancing physical AI development by reducing the gap between simulation and reality, with examples like ADI's Isaac Sim environment augmented with Synopsys physics.

  • Synopsys is showcasing the progress and impact of its partnership with NVIDIA at NVIDIA GTC 2026, which is taking place from March 16-18, 2026.

The players

Synopsys, Inc.

A leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and services, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products.

NVIDIA

A technology company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of computer graphics processors, chipsets, and related multimedia and communications devices.

Applied Materials

A leading supplier of equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries.

Honda

A Japanese multinational corporation that produces automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment.

Astera Labs

A semiconductor company that develops high-speed connectivity solutions for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.

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What they’re saying

“Together with ecosystem partners, Synopsys and NVIDIA are re-engineering how products are designed and developed. By enabling the co-design of electronics and multiphysics, accelerating compute-intensive workloads and applying the power of digital twin for virtual prototyping, we are helping customers engineer the future.”

— Sassine Ghazi, President and CEO of Synopsys (PR Newswire)

“AI and accelerated computing are fundamentally reinventing engineering — from how products are designed to how they are built and operated. Modern engineering happens inside simulations and digital twins. Together with Synopsys, we are combining NVIDIA CUDA-X, Omniverse, and AI with Synopsys' silicon-to-systems platforms to reimagine engineering for the age of AI and turn growing complexity into a powerful advantage.”

— Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA (PR Newswire)

“Applied Materials is working with Synopsys and NVIDIA to accelerate materials engineering innovations that can deliver tremendous improvements in energy-efficient performance of advanced semiconductor devices. This collaboration allows us to significantly reduce the time it takes to run simulations of material behavior at the atomic level, thereby enabling the industry to bring chip design breakthroughs to market faster.”

— Gary Dickerson, President and CEO of Applied Materials (PR Newswire)

“We achieved 34x faster computation and 38x cost reduction using four GB200 GPUs compared to 1,920 cloud-based CPU cores. Through close collaboration with Synopsys, Honda is accelerating the migration of its CFD simulations from CPUs to GPUs. This advancement enables us to continue delivering safer, higher‑quality products to our customers at appropriate cost, with consideration for the environment.”

— Yusuke Uda, Assistant Chief Engineer at Honda (PR Newswire)

“The collaboration between Astera Labs, Synopsys, NVIDIA, and AWS is transforming our ability to design advanced blocks for AI connectivity silicon. By harnessing the power of NVIDIA B200 GPU-accelerated computing on AWS, we have significantly reduced simulation times and enhanced design accuracy, allowing us to deliver innovative connectivity solutions to the market faster than ever before.”

— Jitendra Mohan, Chief Executive Officer of Astera Labs (PR Newswire)

What’s next

Synopsys is continuing to expand its partnership with NVIDIA to further revolutionize design and engineering across industries, with a focus on enabling the co-design of electronics and multiphysics, accelerating compute-intensive workloads, and advancing physical AI development through the power of digital twins.

The takeaway

Synopsys and NVIDIA's strategic partnership is transforming how products are designed and developed, enabling customers across industries to revolutionize their engineering workflows and accelerate innovation through the power of AI and accelerated computing. By combining Synopsys' market-leading engineering solutions with NVIDIA's AI and GPU technologies, the companies are redefining the future of engineering and helping customers turn growing complexity into a powerful advantage.