SynopsisChip design startup ChipAgents has secured a significant $60 million funding round. This investment will accelerate their plans to speed up semiconductor design processes. The company utilizes AI agents to automate complex and lengthy chip development tasks. ChipAgents focuses on improving chip verification, ensuring intended functionality and bug detection. This funding brings their total raised to $131 million, with support from notable investors.Chip design startup ChipAgents expanded its Series A financing with a $60 million infusion to further fund its plans to speed up semiconductor design through the use of AI agents, its chief executive said.ChipAgents builds software that harnesses ‌so-called AI ⁠agents - ⁠programs capable of making decisions and executing complex tasks with little or ​no human oversight - to make the complex, lengthy process of chip design ​faster and more automated.Designing chips can cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take years using traditional tools and ​methods. But in recent months, a ⁠batch of startups ‌has surfaced with the promise of using ​AI ​to tackle some of the thorniest, costliest parts ⁠of the chip design process.ChipAgents sees the largest ​speedup in design with the company's software ​that is designed to help verify a chip will function as intended, CEO William Wang told Reuters in an interview."A big part of that is actually making sure there are no bugs," Wang said.Chip design software companies such ‌as Cadence and Synopsys have built AI into their software and launched their own agent products.Earlier this week, ChipAgents said it ⁠was expanding its strategic collaboration with Nvidia to include developing ChipAgents' specialized AI model, which focuses on chip design.Wang declined to ​say whether Nvidia was an investor.B Capital led the additional funding round, which brings its fundraising total to $131 million. Prior investors include Micron, MediaTek and Ericsson.ChipAgents has about 64 employees and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. ...moreElevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.Subscribe Now