New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Nvidia Corp. just wrote a $2 billion check to Synopsys. And no, this isn't just another investment in the AI hype cycle. This could fundamentally change how we build everything from computer chips to jet engines.

But here's the thing most people are missing: This deal isn't really about AI chatbots or the next viral app. It's about something far more consequential, yet invisible to most of us.

Let me explain.

First, what's Synopsys?

Imagine you want to design the latest smartphone chip. Or maybe a processor for an autonomous vehicle. Or even a jet engine. Before you spend millions of dollars building a physical prototype, you'd want to test it virtually, right?

That's where Synopsys comes in.

Synopsys makes the ...