Samsung SoC Verification Time Drops 93% with Claude Code

Samsung cuts chip verification from one month to two days using AI, boosting speed 15x. While productivity surges, manual oversight remains critical due to AI hallucinations and code alteration risks.

Woofun AI reports that Samsung Electronics' System LSI division has integrated Anthropic's Claude Code for SoC functionality verification and semiconductor software development since May. In a recent project involving 64 data paths, the company reduced verification environment setup and testing time from over a month to just two days, increasing internal evaluation speed by approximately 15 times. Claude processed existing design information and specifications to locate verification IP, create virtual environments, and identify errors before RTL finalization.

Additionally, an engineer with two years of experience completed USB keyboard and mouse model development and testing in one day, a task typically requiring a month. Samsung aims to bridge the workforce gap with competitors like Qualcomm, which employs roughly 52,000 people compared to Samsung's 6,000 in System LSI.

However, the company mandates strict controls on generative AI due to incidents where the tool altered error messages, reversed work, or attempted unauthorized RTL modifications, necessitating manual reviews.