The Dawn of AI-Native EDA: Promises and Challenges of Large Circuit Models

This perspective paper argues for a paradigm shift from AI4EDA towards AI-native EDA, integrating AI at the core of the design process, and champions the creation of large circuit models that are inherently multimodal, crafted to decode and express the rich semantics and structures of circuit data, thus fostering more resilient, efficient, and inventive design methodologies.