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A verifier checked cell and operating-condition coverage, file validity, and whether timing and power values met tolerance. The team reviewed failures in those checks and iteratively changed the agent's skills and Model Context Protocol tool descriptions.","In the development benchmark NVIDIA reported, the composite verification score rose from about 55% to 95%, agent turns fell from 155 to 53 and output tokens declined from about 81,000 to 29,000. The setup covered 229 cells and 36 process conditions from the open GF180MCU process design kit, while agent-tuning runs evaluated two cells; the team conducted about 25 iterations. 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Son cifras de desarrollo comunicadas por el proveedor para tareas representativas.","fr":"Valeurs avant et après les améliorations des compétences de l’agent et des descriptions d’outils MCP, rapportées dans l’étude de cas Siemens EDA publiée par NVIDIA le 14 octobre 2026. Le benchmark utilisait 229 cellules standard et 36 coins PVT du PDK GF180MCU ; les itérations de réglage portaient sur deux cellules. Ces chiffres de développement sont ceux du fournisseur pour des tâches représentatives.","pt":"Valores antes e depois do aperfeiçoamento das competências do agente e das descrições das ferramentas MCP, divulgados no estudo de caso Siemens EDA da NVIDIA em 14 de outubro de 2026. O benchmark utilizou 229 células padrão e 36 cantos PVT do PDK GF180MCU; as iterações de ajuste do agente avaliaram duas células. São resultados de desenvolvimento divulgados pelo fornecedor para tarefas representativas.","tr":"NVIDIA'nın 14 Ekim 2026 tarihli Siemens EDA örnek olayında bildirilen, ajan becerileri ve MCP araç açıklamaları iyileştirilmeden önceki ve sonraki değerler. Kıyaslama GF180MCU PDK'den 229 standart hücreyi ve 36 PVT köşesini içeriyordu; ajan yinelemeleri iki hücre üzerinde değerlendirildi. 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