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2025-03-12
Two-Day Conference will Examine Future of AI and Intelligent Systems;
Join Keynotes from Synopsys CEO and OpenAI Head of Hardware Via Livestream
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) will host its annual flagship user group conference, SNUG Silicon Valley, March 19-20, 2025, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. This year, the first day of SNUG will also feature an inaugural, invite-only Synopsys Executive Forum. Synopsys president and CEO Sassine Ghazi will kick off the event with a keynote presentation exploring opportunities to address current and future engineering challenges in the era of pervasive intelligence. Ghazi's keynote will feature a special, virtual appearance from Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. Synopsys plans to livestream the keynote presentations. Details are below.
Synopsys CEO Keynote (March 19)
Arm CEO, Rene Haas & Synopsys CEO, Sassine Ghazi Fireside Chat (March 19)
- 12:20pm PT: During the Day 1 agenda, Arm CEO Rene Haas will join Sassine Ghazi for a conversation on "Sustainable Computing: Silicon-to-Systems."
- This is an in-person only session and space is limited. To request an invitation to attend, email: corp-pr@synopsys.com.
Open AI Keynote (March 20)
- 9:30am PT: OpenAI's Head of Hardware, Richard Ho, will deliver a keynote presentation, "Scaling Computing for the Age of Intelligence," and discuss how scaling compute powered ChatGPT's success and the challenges AI faces moving forward.
- To register and watch the keynote livestream, go to: https://www.synopsys.com/community/snug/snug-news.html
SNUG Silicon Valley brings together Synopsys users and technical experts to share insights and best practices in chip and system design. With over 100 sessions, the event features presentations from Synopsys customers and sponsors " including AWS, GlobalFoundries, Microsoft, Samsung, and TSMC " covering key topics such as AI, 3D design and packaging, and software-defined systems.
Co-located this year with SNUG Silicon Valley on March 19, Synopsys Executive Forum will offer invaluable insights and foster collaboration among industry pioneers. The one-day, invite-only event will gather technology business leaders for enlightening discussions about the convergence of silicon and systems design to address engineering challenges driven by increased technology development complexity, pace, and cost. Participants include leaders from AMD, Ansys, Arm, Astera Labs, AWS, Broadcom, IBM, Intel, Marvell, Mercedes-Benz R&D North America, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, QoLab, Samsung, SK hynix, TSMC, and University of Waterloo. To request an invitation to attend, email: corp-pr@synopsys.com.
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About Synopsys
Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) delivers trusted and comprehensive silicon to systems design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP and system verification and validation. We partner closely with semiconductor and systems customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
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Kelli Wheeler
Synopsys, Inc.
corp-pr@synopsys.com
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