{"id":4365,"date":"2026-06-01T02:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T02:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automobilitymag.com\/?p=4365"},"modified":"2026-06-01T02:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T02:55:13","slug":"valeo-and-zuken-join-forces-to-redefine-automotive-electronic-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automobilitymag.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/valeo-and-zuken-join-forces-to-redefine-automotive-electronic-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Valeo and Zuken join forces to redefine automotive electronic design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris, Yokohama: Valeo, a global leader in mobility technologies, and Zuken, a pioneer in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, announce a major strategic partnership. In their joint \u201cZuken Valeo InnoLab\u201d program, the two companies will create the most advanced and open AI-assisted electronic design platform on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This partnership combines Zuken\u2019s cutting-edge AI roadmap with Valeo\u2019s \u201cAI Agents\u201d and industrial expertise, creating an ecosystem where the tool and the engineer collaborate in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor Valeo, Zuken is much more than a software provider; it is a true innovation partner,\u201d says Christophe Le Lign\u00e9, Vice President Research and Development at Valeo. \u201cThe power of Zuken\u2019s AI roadmap, combined with the exceptional openness of its architecture, allows us to hybridize our own artificial intelligence tools with their engine. This win-win partnership is the best way to tackle the challenge of automotive complexity by slashing our design times while guaranteeing 100% robustness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur vision at Zuken has always been to provide intelligent tools that adapt to our customers\u2019 most complex challenges,\u201d states Ryosuke Takagi , Executive Officer, General Manager of R&amp;D Division at Zuken. \u201cCollaborating with a technological leader like Valeo pushes our \u2018Autonomous Brain\u2019 roadmap to its highest level of performance. By opening our System Planner, Design Gateway, and Design Force solutions to Valeo\u2019s AI agents, we demonstrate that the true power of AI in engineering lies in the alliance between a high-performance software engine and expert industrial know-how.\u201d<br>The co-innovation is structured around the design flow and combines the unique strengths of each partner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Functional Generative Design: Using Zuken\u2019s System Planner, Valeo deploys its generative AI to instantly create and evaluate optimal multi-criteria architectures based on Valeo\u2019s standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Continuity: Zuken\u2019s open platform ensures integration with Valeo\u2019s ecosystem and digital continuity for full traceability for the Automotive SPICE 4.0 (ASPICE4.0) HWE (Hardware Engineering process group) standard. Valeo\u2019s AI processes data and reinjects it as automated actions in the platform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assisted Detailed Design: Valeo integrates \u201cAI Agents\u201d (virtual copilots) to assist engineers in real time with solution searches, Hardware rule verification, and constraint implementation while Zuken develops native AI functions to accelerate schematic entry using Valeo\u2019s standardized database.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auto-Placement and Routing: Physical integration relies on Zuken\u2019s Design Force engine which offers some of the most powerful AI Place and Route (AI-PR) algorithms on the market. To guarantee a \u201cFirst Time Right\u201d execution, Valeo uses Zuken\u2019s SDK to act directly within the tool and \u201ctrain\u201d this AI on the extreme constraints of the automotive industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, Yokohama: Valeo, a global leader in mobility technologies, and Zuken, a pioneer in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, announce a major strategic partnership. In their joint \u201cZuken Valeo InnoLab\u201d program, the two companies will create the most advanced and open AI-assisted electronic design platform on the market. 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