First-silicon success rate plummets to just 5% in latest Siemens EDA study
ai · x · 2026-09-18
The latest Siemens EDA study reports first-silicon success has dropped to just 5%. Commenters speculate on causes beyond the study's explanations, including whether the rise of the ASIC design business creates incentives against one-shot tape-out success.
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