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April 14, 2028
In 1 year, 6 monthsYour tiny silicon lines are just logic paths waiting for better math.
Master of the GDSII file and timing closure.
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Routing billions of transistors without the burnout.
split.you▸ GATEARCHITECT AI V7▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 6 MONTHSAI's Special Power
optimizes wire density in real time
You draft complex transistor layouts for silicon wafers and verify timing constraints for chip performance.
The one thing AI can't do
You can intuitively identify when a physical layout artifact will cause signal integrity failure.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Smart agents resolve simple design rule spacing errors without human input.
Month 4
Neural nets take over standard cell placement and interconnect routing paths.
Month 8
Automated models eliminate manual debugging of stray chip capacitance issues.
Month 13
AI handles global chip architecture to optimize power and area metrics.
Month 18 · D-Day
The system generates full tape-out ready layouts from high-level RTL descriptions.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.7%
42 per week
Average DRC errors
18 hours
Time spent in meetings
100 Billion
Transistors per chip
Your severance
A lifetime subscription to digital design software.
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