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Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack
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The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts scrutinize circular AI-industry deals and warn of a potential bubble.
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