> At a Glance
> – Nvidia will port Siemens EDA tools to its GPUs, slashing chip-design times
> – Digital twins of chips and full racks will be tested before physical build
> – Why it matters: Faster, cheaper hardware development could speed every device you buy
Nvidia and Siemens are marrying GPU muscle with electronic-design software to shrink the time between idea and working silicon, the partners revealed at CES 2026.
The GPU Speed-Up Plan
Nearly every modern chip is created with electronic-design-automation (EDA) programs, but shrinking transistors balloon compute demand. Porting Siemens’ EDA stack to Nvidia GPUs aims to slash those run-times while keeping accuracy intact.
- EDA workloads become GPU-accelerated
- Designers can iterate more cycles per day
- Cloud and on-prem hardware options open up
Digital Twins Before First Silicon
Beyond faster simulations, the duo will let engineers build digital twins-virtual replicas that stress-test a chip, package, or entire server rack before any metal is cut.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the Siemens keynote crowd:
> “What we are hoping for, and the reason why we’re partnering so closely together, is so that we could build that Vera Rubin in the future as a digital twin.”
Huang’s reference to Nvidia’s next-gen Vera Rubin platform signals the scope: simulate future super-chips before they exist.
Key Takeaways
- Siemens EDA tools are coming to Nvidia GPUs, promising faster chip design
- Digital twins will let companies verify everything from silicon to full racks virtually
- The partnership was announced during the first official day of CES 2026 in Las Vegas
Hardware teams may soon trade long overnight runs for rapid GPU iterations-and bring tomorrow’s chips to market sooner.
