Large Language Models (LLMs) for Electronic Design Automation (EDA)

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.20030v1
• Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:33:51 GMT
• Title: Large Language Models (LLMs) for Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
• Authors: Kangwei Xu, Denis Schwachhofer, Jason Blocklove, Ilia Polian, Peter Domanski, Dirk Pflüger, Siddharth Garg, Ramesh Karri, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Johann Knechtel, Zhuorui Zhao, Ulf Schlichtmann, Bing Li,
• Abstract summary: Large language models (LLMs) have shown remarkable advancements in contextual comprehension, logical reasoning, and generative capabilities.<n>This paper provides a comprehensive overview of incorporating LLMs into EDA, with emphasis on their capabilities, limitations, and future opportunities.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: With the growing complexity of modern integrated circuits, hardware engineers are required to devote more effort to the full design-to-manufacturing workflow. This workflow involves numerous iterations, making it both labor-intensive and error-prone. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for more efficient Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions to accelerate hardware development. Recently, large language models (LLMs) have shown remarkable advancements in contextual comprehension, logical reasoning, and generative capabilities. Since hardware designs and intermediate scripts can be represented as text, integrating LLM for EDA offers a promising opportunity to simplify and even automate the entire workflow. Accordingly, this paper provides a comprehensive overview of incorporating LLMs into EDA, with emphasis on their capabilities, limitations, and future opportunities. Three case studies, along with their outlook, are introduced to demonstrate the capabilities of LLMs in hardware design, testing, and optimization. Finally, future directions and challenges are highlighted to further explore the potential of LLMs in shaping the next-generation EDA, providing valuable insights for researchers interested in leveraging advanced AI technologies for EDA.

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