At the hardware and software tool oath conference held by Huawei a few days ago, Huawei's rotating chairman Xu Zhijun stated that Huawei's chip design EDA tool team, in conjunction with domestic EDA companies, has jointly created EDA tools required for processes above 14 nm, basically achieving the localization of EDA tools above 14 nm, and will complete its comprehensive verification in 2023. EDA tools generally refer to electronic design automation software, which can be roughly divided into three categories: chip design assistance software, programmable chip assistance design software, and system design assistance software. As a chip design software, EDA tools can be used for functional design, physical design, and verification of VLSI chips. EDA itself is extremely complex and has great significance for achieving chip autonomy. With the realization of EDA tool autonomy, the prerequisites for semiconductor autonomy can be basically achieved. Xu Zhijun introduced that over the past three years, Huawei has completed the replacement of 78 software/hardware development tools around three R&D production lines: hardware development, software development, and chip development, ensuring the continuity of R&D operations. The software development tool development team has been laying out since 2018, striving to create a complete tool chain for software from coding, compilation, testing, security, construction, release, and deployment. The strategy of self research and joint development with partners is adopted to solve the problem of tool continuity; With the support and assistance of partners, the hardware development tool development team has broken through the root technology, introduced new architectures, released cloud native schematic tools, created high-speed and high-density PCB layout tools, polished structural design 2D/3D CAD tools, and laid out hardware multidisciplinary simulation tools; Huawei has also worked with its partners to lay out EDA chip design tools, expand its independent choice of EDA tool software, seize the opportunity in the chip design market, and basically achieve the localization of EDA tools above 14 nm. In 2023, it will complete its comprehensive verification. "As of today, our joint partners have released 11 product development tools to the outside world, and all product lines have been switched to our own released tools. Partners and customers can also use them on Huawei Cloud. Currently, there are approximately 200000 software developers and 197000 hardware developers using tools developed by us or jointly developed with our partners every month, and 203 enterprises are willing to pay for using us." "Is a recognition of the development tool team." Xu Zhijun said. Recently, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei stated that in three years, Huawei has completed the replacement development of over 13000 devices and the repeated replacement development of over 4000 circuit boards. Although Huawei is still in a difficult period, it has not stopped on the way forward. In 2022, Huawei's research and development expenses reached 23.8 billion US dollars. In a few years, as the company's profits increase, it will continue to increase investment in cutting-edge exploration. Xu Zhijun also said, "Although we have achieved a lot in breakthroughs in product development tools over the years, there are still many challenges ahead, and there are many product development tools that have not been completely breakthrough. We need to keep on working and redouble our efforts to continuously attract outstanding people from around the world