The chips powering AI can take years to design. This startup says AI did it in 2 weeks.
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If Architect Labs can move from AI-assisted design of its Redwood chip to working silicon, chip design cycles compress from years to quarters—shifting advantage from incumbents with legacy IP to teams that can iterate architectures quickly. For anyone betting on custom accelerators, the gating factor moves from RTL design to fab access and packaging capacity.
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