RTL Copilot – The Cursor for Hardware Engineers

Created by team Hungry Cheetahs on July 07, 2026
Unicorn Track

RTL Copilot is an AI-powered development environment designed for FPGA and ASIC engineers, bringing modern AI assistance to the RTL design workflow. Inspired by the productivity of tools like Cursor, it helps hardware engineers review Verilog/SystemVerilog code, identify design issues, generate high-quality testbenches, explain complex RTL modules, and answer technical questions from semiconductor datasheets using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The platform combines static RTL analysis, AI reasoning, datasheet intelligence, and simulation into a single workflow. Instead of relying solely on an LLM, RTL Copilot integrates parsing, structured analysis, context retrieval, and AI-generated recommendations to provide more accurate and trustworthy results. Engineers can upload RTL projects, explore module hierarchies, generate verification artifacts, and receive actionable optimization suggestions while keeping the development experience intuitive and IDE-like. **Built with a modern full-stack architecture using Next.js, FastAPI, Fireworks AI (Gemma 4), Monaco Editor, and interactive 3D visualizations, RTL Copilot delivers a premium user experience tailored specifically for semiconductor development. By reducing verification effort, accelerating debugging, and simplifying access to technical documentation, RTL Copilot empowers hardware teams to design better silicon with greater speed, confidence, and efficiency

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