TAIPEI -- More carmakers and industrial system integrators will have to develop their own chip capabilities to stay competitive, according to the CEO of the world's top provider of design tools for semiconductors and electronics.
Need for differentiation and silicon-software integration will drive the trend

Sassine Ghazi says some automotive players are already developing customized chips "not because they want to, but they have to in order to differentiate their end products." (Photo courtesy of Synopsys)
TAIPEI -- More carmakers and industrial system integrators will have to develop their own chip capabilities to stay competitive, according to the CEO of the world's top provider of design tools for semiconductors and electronics.