Apple's appenz: 100% of RTL Code Will Be Generated by Frontier Model Agents
appenz · x · 2026-11-05
appenz shared his take on AI for semiconductor design:
- RTL generation is just coding
- 100% of RTL will be generated by agents
- This means frontier models will dominate
He notes specialized tools for verification, physical simulation, and layout are still needed for those agents.
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