# Synopsys, Inc.

> Synopsys is an American electronic design automation (EDA) company that builds the software, IP, and simulation tools chipmakers use to design, verify, and manufacture advanced semiconductors. Founded in 1986 around logic-synthesis technology, it is one of three companies that dominate the EDA market and, following its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys in July 2025, has expanded from chip design automation into full silicon-to-systems engineering across electronics, structures, fluids, and optics.

- **Founded:** 1986
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, California, USA
- **Founders:** Aart de Geus (Co-founder, Executive Chairman (former CEO 1994-2024)), David Gregory (Co-founder), Bill Krieger (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 25,000 employees (2026, post-Ansys)
- **Products:** Synopsys.ai, Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, VCS, ZeBu / HAPS
- **Notable:** One of three companies controlling roughly 75% of the global EDA market, Listed as the 12th-largest software company in the world (2024), Constituent of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 since 2017

## Products & services

- **Synopsys.ai** — AI-driven EDA suite (including DSO.ai for design-space optimization) that applies reinforcement learning and generative AI to chip design, verification, and manufacturing workflows.
- **Fusion Compiler** — RTL-to-GDSII digital design solution combining synthesis, place-and-route, and signoff-driven optimization in a single tool.
- **PrimeTime** — Industry-standard static timing analysis and signoff tool for verifying chip timing before manufacturing.
- **VCS** — High-performance functional verification and logic simulation solution for validating chip designs.
- **ZeBu / HAPS** — Hardware-assisted verification: ZeBu emulation and HAPS FPGA-based prototyping systems for pre-silicon software and hardware validation.
- **Semiconductor IP (DesignWare)** — A broad portfolio of silicon-proven, reusable interface and foundation IP - including HBM, DDR/LPDDR, PCIe, USB, and Ethernet - that chipmakers license to speed design.
- **Ansys Multiphysics (HFSS, Icepak, Fluent, Mechanical)** — Simulation software for electromagnetics, thermal, structural, and fluid analysis, added via the 2025 Ansys acquisition to enable silicon-to-systems engineering.
- **TestMAX / IC Validator / RedHawk-SC** — Signoff and manufacturing tools for design-for-test, physical verification, and power integrity analysis.

## Achievements

- One of three companies controlling roughly 75% of the global EDA market
- Listed as the 12th-largest software company in the world (2024)
- Constituent of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 since 2017
- Completed the $35 billion acquisition of Ansys in July 2025 - its largest deal ever
- DSO.ai / AI-driven design deployed across more than 100 commercial chip tape-outs
- FY2025 revenue of $7.05 billion; FY2026 guidance approaching $9.6 billion
- Pioneered logic synthesis, foundational to modern automated chip design

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Expanded TSMC partnership to power next-generation AI systems with silicon-proven IP and certified EDA flows on advanced nodes.
- **2026-02** — Reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $2.409 billion (up from $1.455B a year earlier), with Ansys contributing about $886 million.
- **2026-01** — Set FY2026 revenue guidance of $9.56B-$9.66B as Ansys integration advances, including ~$2.9B of Ansys contribution.
- **2025-07** — Closed the $35 billion acquisition of Ansys after securing U.S. and China regulatory approval, launching the silicon-to-systems era.
- **2024-01** — Sassine Ghazi became President & CEO, succeeding co-founder Aart de Geus, who moved to Executive Chairman.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synopsys.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/synopsys
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Synopsys
- GitHub: https://github.com/Synopsys
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SynopsysVideos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/synopsysinc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Synopsys/

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