LLM aided design

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LLM-aided design refers to the use of large language models (LLMs) as smart agents throughout the end-to-end process of system design, including conceptualization, prototyping, verification, and optimization. This evolving interdisciplinary model integrates advances in natural language processing (NLP), program synthesis, and automated reasoning to support tasks in domains such as electronic design automation (EDA), software engineering, hardware design, and cyber-physical systems.

Unlike traditional automation tools, LLMs - especially transformer-based architectures like GPT-4, Claude,^[1] LLaMA, and domain-specialized variants such as CodeLlama - are capable of interpreting, generating, and refining structured and unstructured data including natural language specifications, HDL (Hardware Description Language)/HDL-like code, constraint definitions, tool scripts, and design documentation. LLM-aided design thus represents a shift from tool-assisted engineering to a form of co-design in which machine intelligence participates actively in architectural exploration, logic synthesis, formal verification, and post-silicon validation. It is situated at the intersection of artificial intelligence, computer-aided design (CAD), and systems engineering.