Synopsys, Amazon Web Services sign chip design licensing deal worth more than $1 billion

AWS signs $1B+ chip design licensing deal with Synopsys

The multi-year agreement makes Amazon the lead customer for Synopsys' expanded silicon IP business, which is shifting to a license-plus-royalty model

Synopsys, Amazon Web Services sign chip design licensing deal worth more than $1 billion

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 30 : Synopsys and Amazon Web Services on Wednesday said that Amazon.com's cloud computing unit has entered a multi-year deal worth more than $1 billion to license chip design intellectual property from Synopsys.Synopsys makes software for designing complex computer chips, helping firms su