Cadence Design Systems is partnering with Nvidia to combine Cadence's physics engines with Nvidia's artificial intelligence models for training robots inside computer simulations, the companies' CEOs said at a conference in Santa Clara.
Training in simulation can be faster than real-world training, but usable training data must be generated by software such as Cadence's physics engines, the report said. At the conference Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said, "We're working with you across the board on robotic systems."
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The companies said the collaboration aims to shrink the time needed for robots to perform useful tasks. Cadence CEO Anirudh Devgan said, "The more accurate (generated training data) is, the better the model will be." Cadence shares were up more than 4% on the news.
Cadence also said it is introducing a new AI agent to handle later stages of chip physical design, extending an earlier agent for circuit coding; the new system will become available on Alphabet's Google Cloud. "We help build AI systems, and then those AI systems can help improve the design process," Devgan said.
The recap
- Cadence and Nvidia will integrate physics engines with AI models.
- Cadence shares rose more than 4% on the announcement.
- New Cadence AI agent will be available on Google Cloud.
