The trick: Announced Not Shipped

Synopsys and OpenAI say GPT-Synopsys will "revolutionize the design of semiconductors".

The release carries no speedup figure, and the model is still to be developed.

Issue 322 October 202614 receipts3 min

Synopsys and OpenAI announced GPT-Synopsys, a model to "revolutionize the design of semiconductors"; per Convergence, Greg Brockman said it could potentially cut weeks or months from design.

Before you read on. Your call?

The release describes an agreement "to jointly develop" the model, says early technology engagements are underway, and lists its capabilities, timing and availability under forward-looking statements. It gives no measured speedup or PPA figure. Convergence reports that Synopsys tools will continue to check the output, and The Decoder says engineers will approve it.

The twist

The number that did move was the stock: Synopsys shares rose as much as 7%.

0measured speedup or PPA figures in the GPT-Synopsys press release

7%how far Synopsys shares rose after the announcements

weeks or monthsdesign time Greg Brockman said the model could potentially cut

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The trick has a name

We call it Announced Not Shipped: claimed, never released. You'll see it again. Learn to spot it →

Say this in tomorrow's meeting“GPT-Synopsys is a promise to build a chip design model. The press release has no speedup number, but Synopsys's share price did move.”

Receipts

Supports news.synopsys.com: brings together OpenAI's advanced AI capabilities with Synopsys' industry-leading EDA tools and agentic AI capabilities to revolutionize the design of semiconductors
Supports news.synopsys.com: The future of semiconductor engineering requires dramatic acceleration of the chip design process without compromising PPA or first-time-right silicon.
Context news.synopsys.com: The companies signed an expansive, multi-year agreement to jointly develop GPT-Synopsys
Context news.synopsys.com: Early technology engagements are underway with leading semiconductor customers.
Context news.synopsys.com: statements regarding the development, capabilities, timing, availability, and anticipated benefits of GPT-Synopsys
Context news.synopsys.com: GPT-Synopsys will run on OpenAI-hosted infrastructure
Context news.synopsys.com: Customer data is not used to train the model, is encrypted at rest and in transit
Supports convergence-now.com: potentially cutting weeks or months from the chip-design process
Context convergence-now.com: GPT-Synopsys will not independently decide whether a chip works.
Context convergence-now.com: Synopsys tools will continue to check its output using traditional computing methods.
Context convergence-now.com: Synopsys shares rose as much as 7% following the announcements.
Context the-decoder.com: Engineers will delegate design objectives and review and approve the output.
Refutes news.ycombinator.com: I am not sure if Nvidia want to send their chip designs to OpenAI.
Context news.ycombinator.com: chip designers are and have always been hyper paranoid about protecting their designs

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