Siemens Digital Industries Software and CEA-List, a technological research institute focused on smart digital systems research, have agreed to collaborate on new research.

Particularly, the two want to enhance digital twin capabilities with artificial intelligence (AI). Furthermore, explores greater integration of embedded software on both virtual and hybrid platforms.

The research collaboration will bring together the two organizations’ combined industry expertise. Particularly, the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and CEA-List’s toolset. Most importantly, these will help break down the barriers between electronics design, software development, and mechanical engineering disciplines using digital twin technologies.

Tackles Multiple Design, Verification Challenges

Moreover, the collaboration will help customers significantly reduce the time and cost of verification and validation. It will also drive significant improvements in product quality and accelerate time to market across the full electronics systems product lifecycle.

Alongside this, the research will further explore the use of Digital twin technologies for autonomous driving, smart robotics, and health domains.

Jean-Marie Brunet, VP&GM of Hardware Assisted Verification Division, Siemens Digital Industries Software noted the strong increase in electronics and software content of late. Thus, there is a growing need to have multi-domain, multi-fidelity system simulation solutions to relieve multiple design and verification challenges.

“We share a vision with CEA of an even more comprehensive Digital Twin. (We) believe we can implement this vision through the power of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio because it covers everything from Electronic Design Automation software and hardware tools to system, sensors, and multi-physics simulation software,” said Brunet. In addition, Brunet said, “From chip-to-system, this collaboration with CEA-List is expected to further expand the application domains and technology breadth of these solutions.”

Meanwhile, Alexandre Bounouh, CEO of CEA-List, said CEA-List will contribute its expertise in digital technologies and tools from immersive and functional digital twin platforms. Namely, XDE and Papyrus, as well as artificial intelligence and code verification areas.

“We believe that the Siemens and CEA-List Digital Twin research roadmap can offer best-in-class tools. (Particularly for), generating rapid immersive and functional digital twins enhanced with artificial intelligence.”

In addition, Bounouh said, “This can certainly boost the competitiveness of companies by integrating Digital Twin technology early to innovate in their products and processes.”