# The Verification Bottleneck Isn't Speed Anymore—It's Specs

- slug: the-verification-bottleneck-isnt-speed-anymore-its-specs
- date: 2026-03-26
- category: Artificial Intelligence

When Frank Schirrmeister talks about what AI is doing to chip verification, he reaches for a phrase that sounds almost like a punchline: the bottleneck has moved from running simulations to writing the specifications that define what you are verifying.

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