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LLM agentic frameworks aid chip design, from photonics to 3D ICs

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Researchers have developed two new agentic frameworks leveraging large language models (LLMs) to assist in complex design processes. PICopilot, detailed in a recent arXiv submission, uses an LLM-based agentic framework to generate design scripts for photonic integrated circuits from natural language instructions, outperforming GPT-5 on a benchmark of diverse tasks. Separately, AgenticECO is presented as an agentic framework for engineering change orders (ECO) in 3D integrated circuits, aiming to streamline repairs and reduce the need for full reroutes in advanced chip designs. AI

IMPACT These frameworks demonstrate the growing capability of LLMs to automate complex, specialized design tasks, potentially accelerating innovation in fields like photonics and advanced chip manufacturing.

RANK_REASON Two distinct research papers detailing new agentic frameworks for specialized design tasks.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiaohan Jiang, Zeyu Li, Wei Zhang, Jiang Xu ·

    PICopilot: An LLM-based Agentic Framework for Assisting Photonic Integrated Circuit Design via Script Generation

    arXiv:2608.01791v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The rapid development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) is shifting the design flow from traditional graphical user interface (GUI)-based methods to script-based methods for higher flexibility, portability, and mainta…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Shuo Ren, Yaohui Han, Libo Shen, Zhiqiang Jia, Rongliang Fu, Bei Yu, Tsung-Yi Ho ·

    AgenticECO: An Agentic Framework for ECO on 3D Integrated Circuits

    arXiv:2608.03738v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As Moore's law slows, the industry is turning to three-dimensional integration; yet in merged 3D-IC flows, routed designs expose bond-level defects with no 2D analogue, and post-route engineering change orders (ECO) remain manual, e…

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