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Siemens today announced the Fuse EDA AI Agent system, a purpose-built domain-scoped autonomous AI agent that plans and orchestrates multi-tool and multi-agent complex semiconductor, 3D IC and printed circuit board (PCB) system workflows that span across design, verification and manufacturing sign-off. Supporting NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, advanced Nemotron models and NVIDIA AI infrastructure, the Fuse EDA AI Agent manages workflows across Siemens’ comprehensive EDA portfolio, delivering automation that significantly accelerates engineering productivity and achieves higher-quality designs.

Why it matters

The Fuse EDA AI Agent represents the next evolution of Siemens’ Fuse EDA AI system, moving from in-tool AI capabilities to autonomous, end-to-end workflow orchestration. This intelligent automation across the complete EDA lifecycle enables customers to dramatically reduce design cycles while maintaining the highest quality standards. The open architecture also allows customers to integrate their own workflows and models, providing the flexibility required for enterprise-scale AI deployment.

The details

The Fuse EDA AI Agent delivers end-to-end domain-scoped automation by planning, orchestrating and executing processes across the full design lifecycle. It supports the automation of architectural exploration, design planning, RTL coding, digital verification, physical implementation, custom design and verification, hardware-assisted verification, physical verification sign-off, power/ground load optimization, and manufacturing readiness workflows. Key capabilities include domain-specific expertise, scalable AgentOps and MCP architecture, enterprise infrastructure and data orchestration, and embedded security and governance.

Fuse EDA AI Agent debuts today at NVIDIA GTC 2026, an industry-leading AI conference taking place March 16–19 in San Jose, California.
The players

Siemens

A leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. Siemens Digital Industries Software helps organizations digitally transform using software, hardware and services from the Siemens Xcelerator business platform.

NVIDIA

A technology company that specializes in the design and manufacture of graphics processing units (GPUs) and related products for the gaming and professional markets, as well as for mobile computing and automotive markets.

Jung Yun Choi

Executive vice president of Memory Design Technology at Samsung Electronics.

Kari Briski

Vice president of generative AI at NVIDIA.

Amit Gupta

Chief AI strategy officer, senior vice president and general manager of Siemens EDA at Siemens Digital Industries Software.

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What they’re saying

“Seamless orchestration across complex EDA environments is crucial as the industry continues to advance semiconductor technologies. Samsung is pleased to introduce Siemens’ Fuse as a key enabler for cutting-edge design strategies within our agentic semiconductor workflows.”

— Jung Yun Choi, Executive vice president of Memory Design Technology, Samsung Electronics (PR Newswire)

“Together with Siemens, we are charting the next era of agentic AI, where long-running agents can safely operate engineering tools and coordinate complex tasks. By combining Siemens Fuse Agent with NVIDIA agentic AI technologies, we’re laying the foundation for agents that can plan, act, and adapt across design workflows.”

— Kari Briski, Vice president of generative AI, NVIDIA (PR Newswire)

“Fuse EDA AI Agent represents the next evolution of our Fuse EDA AI system, moving from in-tool AI capabilities to autonomous, end-to-end workflow orchestration. We are delivering intelligent automation across the complete EDA lifecycle, enabling our customers to dramatically reduce design cycles while maintaining the highest quality standards.”

— Amit Gupta, Chief AI strategy officer, senior vice president and general manager, Siemens EDA, Siemens Digital Industries Software (PR Newswire)

What’s next

Siemens plans to enhance Fuse Agent’s capabilities with NVIDIA’s expanding enterprise-grade agentic AI stack, including NVIDIA NemoClaw, an open source stack that simplifies running OpenClaw always-on assistants, more safely, with a single command.

The takeaway

The Fuse EDA AI Agent represents a significant advancement in the automation of complex semiconductor, 3D IC, and PCB system design workflows. By leveraging Siemens’ deep domain expertise and NVIDIA’s agentic AI technologies, this solution promises to dramatically improve engineering productivity and design quality, positioning the industry for continued innovation in an increasingly complex landscape.