Siemens EDA: Five signals from the 2026 functional verification study

Siemens EDA and Wilson Research Group previewed findings from the 2026 Functional Verification Study. Declining first-silicon success, growing CPU/GPU/AI accelerator content and near-universal embedded processors point to a shift from verifying designs to building confidence in software-driven silicon systems.

• First-silicon success has declined after a long historical equilibrium
• CPU, GPU and AI accelerator verification is growing
• Embedded processor content is near-universal across chip categories
• Firmware, safety and security respins are increasingly visible