According to The Information, Anthropic (NASDAQ:ANT) is highlighting its in-house chip design capabilities to prospective IPO investors, ahead of a planned listing that could value the company near $1.5 trillion. Its newly formed 15-person hardware unit is using Claude models to speed up custom silicon development, shortening workflows typical of established designers such as Nvidia and AMD. Shares of Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS) fell 2.5% and Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CDNS) dropped 4.5% in Tuesday trading, reflecting concern that AI could disrupt an electronic design software market projected to generate a combined $16 billion this fiscal year. The article notes that broader commercial use may face resistance because chipmakers guard proprietary designs closely. Its primary investors have poured roughly $90 billion into Anthropic while also serving as its infrastructure and cloud providers, so in-house chip development could complicate relations with partners such as Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia and AMD.
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