Synopsys, Inc.

Synopsys, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic design automation (EDA) software that engineers use to design and test integrated circuits (ICs). It also offers semiconductor intellectual property (IP) products. It operates through the following segments: Design Automation, Design IP, and Software Integrity. The Design Automation segment includes silicon design, verification products and services, system integration products and services, digital, custom, and FPGA IC design software, verification software and hardware products, and manufacturing software products. The Software Integrity segment includes a solution for building security and compliance testing into the customers software development lifecycle and supply chain. The company was founded by Aart J. de Geus, Bill Krieger, Dave Gregory, and Rick Rudell in December 1986 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.