AI Hardware Design Platform Index Technology Raises Nearly RMB 100 Million (approx. US$13.9 million) to Lower Innovation Barriers
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AI hardware design platform Index Technology has raised nearly RMB 100 million (approx. $13.9M) in Pre-A funding. Its platform uses AI to generate circuit designs, aiming to drastically cut development time from weeks to days and lower barriers to hardware innovation.
According to Waves, AI-driven hardware design platform Index Technology has completed a Pre-A funding round of nearly RMB 100 million (approx. US$13.9 million).
Index Technology aims to address fundamental efficiency bottlenecks in hardware development. Its platform uses AI to generate electronic circuit designs and corresponding embedded code directly from user requirements. Founder Ye Qunsong says a mid-complexity consumer electronics PCB typically takes 20–30 days to develop using traditional workflows, but can be completed in one to two days on Index’s platform.
More importantly, because the AI is trained on large volumes of historical, successful designs, the generated circuits show higher pass rates in critical tests such as electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). This reduces the number of design-to-production iterations from the traditional three to five cycles to fewer than two, significantly cutting costs and time to market.
Index Technology has deliberately chosen a path that diverges from traditional EDA (Electronic Design Automation) giants. Ye argues that competing within existing rule-based EDA systems offers little opportunity. Instead, the company promotes an “AI for Hardware” philosophy, using large models to directly generate outcomes.
Currently, Index primarily serves enterprise customers. Its long-term vision is to democratize hardware design—eventually enabling makers and even everyday consumers to transform natural-language ideas into manufacturable hardware products.
Source : 36Kr
