Japan's Rapidus partners with Cadence on AI agent chip design tools

SemiconductorsContract chipmaker looks to boost customer convenience amid mass production driveRapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike said AI agents will play a central role in speeding up chip design. (Photo by Shuhei Ochiai)SHUHEI OCHIAIJuly 18, 2026 00:03 JSTTOKYO -- Japanese chipmaker Rapidus and U.S. software company Cadence will collaborate on providing customers with agentic artificial intelligence tools that help design chips, the companies announced on Friday.