Rethinking Shift Left In Chip Design

Key Takeaways: AI agents and digital twins are making it possible to explore more design options earlier, including choices involving materials, transistor structures, and chip architectures. Moving work earlier doesn’t eliminate verification bottlenecks. Engineers still need to establish whether AI-generated designs and surrogate models accurately reflect the intended hardware. Shift left is becoming less linear. Instead of locking down specifications early, design teams may be able to refine a