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History

Aart de Geus Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli Research Triangle Park Logic synthesis General Electric

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Geographic presence

India Bengaluru Noida Pune Hyderabad

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Mergers and acquisitions

SoC Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre Electronic system-level Static Dynamic

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Cadence Design Systems Siemens Mentor Graphics ARM Holdings Ethernet

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Founded: 1986; 40 years ago (1986), in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.
Founders: Aart de Geus · David Gregory · Bill Krieger
Industry: Integrated circuit · Software as a service · Software testing · Internet of Things
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
Divisions: Silicon Design & Verification, Silicon Intellectual Property, Software Integrity Group
Key people: Aart de Geus (chairman) · Sassine Ghazi (president & CEO)

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Multinational Multinational corporation
Electronic design automation
Sunnyvale, California
Chips Integrated circuit
Electronic system-level design and verification
Intellectual property
Semiconductor
Manufacturing Semiconductor device fabrication
Digital Digital circuit
Analog circuits Analog circuit
Simulators Simulation
Debugging

Markets and competition

Geographic presence

Adoption of AI technologies

Mergers and acquisitions

SoC System on a chip
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre IMEC
Electronic system-level
Static Static program analysis
Dynamic Vulnerability scanner
Design rule checking
Layout versus schematic
ASIC
TCAD Technology CAD
Optical proximity correction
Major lawsuit from Cadence Cadence Design Systems, Inc. v. Avanti Corp
California Supreme Court
Silvaco
Meta-Software
Magma Design Automation
Phase-shifting mask
VLSI
Taiwanese National Science Council National Science Council (Taiwan)
Silicon Valley
Programmable logic devices
FPGAs Field-programmable gate array
PLDs Programmable logic device
CPLDs Complex programmable logic device
Verification Verification and validation
FPGA-based ASIC prototyping FPGA prototyping
DSP Digital signal processor
ARC ARC (processor)
Argonaut Argonaut Software
RISC
Internet of things

Export control restrictions

Bureau of Industry and Security

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related to Geographic presence · 40

Synopsys → Armenia, As, Asia, Bangalore, Bengaluru, California, Canada, China, Europe, European, France, Grenoble, Gyumri, Headquartered, Hyderabad, In Canada, In France, India, Its, Korea

related to Business in the United States · 29

Synopsys → Agency, AISS, American, Applied Materials, ARM, Automatic Implementation, Boeing, Cadence, DARPA, Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects, EDA, Government Alliance, Hewlett Packard, IBM, In, In October, Intel's US Military Aerospace, IP, QBI

related to Avanti Corporation · 28

Synopsys → Apollo II, ArcSys, ASIC, At, Avant, Avanti, Avanti Corporation, Cadence, Cadence Design Systems, California Supreme Court, Compass Design Automation, EDA, Hercules, IC, Integrated Silicon Solutions, ISS, June, Meta-Software, No, Proteus

related to history · 21

Synopsys → Aart, Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Bill Krieger, California, David Gregory, EDA, Engineering Group, February, General Electric's Advanced Computer-Aided, Geus, In, It, LINPACK, Linux, Mountain View, NASDAQ, North Carolina, Optimal Solutions, Research Triangle Park, The

related to Adoption of AI technologies · 14

Synopsys → According, AI, AI-based, Design Space Optimization AI, DSO, EDA, Go, Google's AlphaGo, In, In March, Lee Sedol, Smart Everything Everywhere, The, This

related to Business in China · 14

Synopsys → Bloomberg, Cadence Design Systems, China, Chinese, Commerce, Huawei's HiSilicon, In, In April, Michael McCaul, People's Liberation Army's, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Tom Cotton, United States Department, Washington Post

related to Black Duck Software · 13

Synopsys → Black Duck Software, Clearlake Capital, December, Doug Levin, Francisco Partners, In October, It, May, Open Hub, SIG, Software Integrity Group, Synopsys Software Integrity Group, The

related to Export control restrictions · 12

Synopsys → According, Bureau, China, However, In May, Industry, July, May, Reuters, Security, The, US

related to ARC International · 11

Synopsys → ARC, ARC International, ARC International PLC, ARC-V CPU IP, Argonaut RISC Core, GlobalFoundries, In January, IoT, IP, SoC, Virage Logic

related to Offices in Armenia · 11

Synopsys → DFM, EDA, Gyumri, In, IP, IT, Synopsys Armenia, Synopsys Armenia's, The Armenian, United States, Yerevan

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Synopsys	Divisions	Silicon Design & Verification, Silicon Intellectual Property, Software Integrity Group	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Founded	1986; 40 years ago (1986), in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Founders	Aart de Geus	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Founders	David Gregory	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Founders	Bill Krieger	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, U.S.	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Industry	Integrated circuit	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Industry	Software as a service	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Industry	Software testing	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Industry	Internet of Things	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Key people	Aart de Geus (chairman)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Key people	Sassine Ghazi (president & CEO)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Net income	US$1.33 billion (2025)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Number of employees	c. 25,000 (2026)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Operating income	US$915 million (2025)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Revenue	US$7.05 billion (2025)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Total assets	US$48.2 billion (2025)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Total equity	US$28.3 billion (2025)	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Traded as	Nasdaq: SNPS	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Traded as	Nasdaq-100 component	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Traded as	S&P 500 component	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Type	Public	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	Website	synopsys.com	1.00	infobox
Synopsys	is a	second largest semiconductor design intellectual property	0.90	text

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