GOOGLE UNVEILS ALPHACHIP AI-ASSISTED CHIP DESIGN TECHNOLOGY — CHIP LAYOUT AS A GAME FOR A COMPUTER

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Google's AlphaChip reinforcement learning method for designing chip layouts promises to substantially speed up the design of chip floorplans and make them more optimal in terms of performance, power, and area. The method has been instrumental in designing Google's Tensor Processing Units. Its success has inspired a wave of new research into using AI for different stages of chip design. The method has been shared with the public - a link to the repository is available in the article.