The startup Verkor.io has achieved that its AI agent system, Design Conductor, designs a complete processor core based on the RISC-V architecture in just 12 hours. The process started from a 219-word document and generated a verified, manufacturing-ready schematic, far surpassing the usual 18 to 36-month timelines for commercial chips.
Design Conductor: an AI agent that accelerates chip design ⚡
Design Conductor automates complex digital design tasks, from specification to logic synthesis and verification. Unlike traditional flows, where human engineers manage each stage manually, this AI agent interprets natural language descriptions and generates RTL code, tests, and technical documentation. The result is a functional RISC-V core, optimized for area and power consumption, which drastically reduces development time without sacrificing verification accuracy.
Human engineers, sit back and watch how AI does its job 🤖
While design teams used to spend months in meetings discussing registers and buses, Verkor.io has made an AI do the work in half a day. Now engineers can focus on what really matters: drinking coffee and wondering if their job will survive the next 12-hour sprint. Of course, the AI still doesn't know how to make coffee, so for now they have a bit of an advantage.