GenCAD

GenCAD automates chip floorplanning with generative AI, claiming to outperform #2's manual integration approach by slashing design cycle time by 40%. It earned 272 upvotes and sparked 66 comments debating whether AI can replace veteran hardware engineers—or bury them in hallucinated layouts. Unlike the average AI tool, it targets a niche with a concrete 15% reduction in transistor placement errors in beta tests.