2025-12-01T14:12:09.755Z
Nvidia said it had purchased $2 billion of Synopsys common stock as part of a wider partnership.
The companies said they are partnering to accelerate AI for design and engineering.
Nvidia continues to weave an intricate web of AI-related deals.
Nvidia has made a $2 billion investment in semiconductor software design firm Synopsys, adding to the chipmaker’s large web of AI-related investments.
Nvidia said on Monday that it had purchased $2 billion of Synopsys common stock as part of a partnership to accelerate the development of AI for design and engineering applications.
The partnership will combine Nvidia’s AI expertise with Synopsys’ engineering applications to power a range of compute-intensive jobs, including chip design. The companies said they would also work on building “digital twins” — virtual replicas of physical objects — to design and test ideas in areas such as robotics and aerospace.
Synopsys’ stock climbed as much as nearly 7% in early Monday trading, before paring its gains.
“Our partnership with Synopsys harnesses the power of NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI to reimagine engineering and design — empowering engineers to invent the extraordinary products that will shape our future,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a release.
Nvidia said it invested in Synopsys at a purchase price of $414.79 per share.
Nvidia has long been a prolific investor in other companies, but it has ramped up its spending in recent months with investments in ElevenLabs and Nscale.
In September, Nvidia said it plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI to support the build-out of AI data centers. Earlier that month, Nvidia also made a $5 billion bet on Intel.
The expanding web of investments, which has included some circular financing, has raised bubble concerns among market watchers.
