LINPACK benchmark results topping 3.7 teraflops, the supercomputer made it to the TOP500 list, ranked 242nd most powerful at the time.[6][7][8]
In 2017, Synopsys established a $100 million strategic investment fund for the Chinese market.[9]
In 2018, according to the
People's Liberation Army National Defence University to provide field-programmable gate array design training.[10] Synopsys also sells EDA software to companies under the control of Chinese regional governments.[11]
The company launched a cloud-basedartificial intelligence (AI) software tool, DSO.ai, for chip design in early 2020. The AI approach, which uses reinforcement learning, allows the tool to automatically decide how best to place and route blocks of circuitry on a chip.[12][13][14] In March 2023, the company rolled out AI-based tools used in the other stages of chip design, including VSO.ai for verification and TSO.ai testing.[15][16]
In 2020, the
ARM, Boeing, IBM, and other entities focused on developing automated design tools for secure chips.[17][18]
In August 2023, Synopsys named COO Sassine Ghazi as CEO. Ghazi succeeded Aart de Geus in January 2024, with de Geus transitioning to the role of executive chairman.[27][28]
In November 2023, Synopsys launched Synopsys.ai Copilot in collaboration with Microsoft, leveraging large language models from OpenAI to accelerate the process of semiconductor chip design.[29]
In January 2024, Synopsys announced its intention to acquire engineering software company Ansys for $35billion, in a move that would expand Synopsys' prominence in simulation software and systems design for chip designers, automobiles, airplanes.[30] The companies have had a research and development partnership since 2017.[28][31]
Mergers and acquisitions
Synopsys has made some silicon and design verification acquisitions.[32]
CoWare
CoWare development was initiated by the
electronic system-level (ESL) design software and services, four years later.[34][35] CoWare was acquired by Synopsys in February 2010.[36][37]
Code Dx was an American software technology company active from 2015 to 2021. The company's self-titled flagship product is a vulnerability management system that combines and correlates the results generated by a wide variety of static and dynamic testing tools. It was acquired by Synopsys in 2021.[38]
Avanti Corporation
"ArcSys" redirects here. Not to be confused with Arc System Works.
Avanti Corporation (styled as "Avant!") was founded when several former
Meta-Software, earlier purchased by Avanti, and its president. The lawsuits were filed in 1995 and inherited by Avanti.[41]
Magma Design Automation
Synopsys agreed to buy its competitor Magma Design Automation for about $500 million in an all-cash deal in November 2011.[42][43]
The two companies previously faced drawn-out back and forth patent disputes since 2004, which started when Synopsys accused Magma's co-founder Lukas van Ginneken of conceiving the technology used in their products to be based on the work while he was still employed at Synopsys. While van Ginneken later acknowledged the claim, Magma and Synopsys continued disputing each other's patents.[44] The litigations were eventually settled in 2007, with Magma paying Synopsys $12.5 million, and the companies agreeing to cross-license the disputed patents to each other.[45][46]
Novas Software
Novas Software was a company founded in 1996 to address debugging of chip designs. Novas was purchased by Taiwan-based EDA company SpringSoft in May 2008. SpringSoft and Novas were acquired by Synopsys in 2012.[47]
Numerical Technologies
Numerical Technologies, Inc. was a San Jose-based
phase-shifting mask technology. On March 3, 2003, it was acquired by Synopsys for $250 million.[48][49]
SpringSoft
"SpringSoft" redirects here. Not to be confused with
Taiwanese National Science Council
in February 1996.
In 1997, SpringSoft established Novas Software in
VLSI
Debugging software. SpringSoft created a custom layout tool called Laker and a US-based company called Silicon Canvas. In May 2008, SpringSoft purchased Novas Software Silicon Canvas and combined them to form the wholly owned subsidiary SpringSoft USA. SpringSoft employed over 400 people with office locations across the world.
Synopsys announced its acquisition of SpringSoft in 2012.[47]
Synplicity
"Synplicity" redirects here. Not to be confused with Syncplicity.
Synplicity Inc. was a supplier of software for the design of
programmable logic devices (FPGAs, PLDs, and CPLDs) used for communications, military/aerospace, consumer, semiconductor, computer and other electronic systems. Synplicity's tools provided logic synthesis, physical synthesis, and verification functions for FPGA, FPGA-based ASIC prototyping, and DSP designers. Synplicity was listed on Nasdaq until it was acquired by Synopsys for $227 million in a transaction finalized on May 15, 2008.[50]
ARC International
ARC International PLC was the designer of
RISC Core) embedded processors, which were widely used in SoC devices for IoT, storage, digital home, mobile, and automotive applications. Virage Logic, which acquired ARC International in 2009, was sold to Synopsys in 2010.[51][52]
Coverity
In February 2014, Synopsys agreed to acquire
static code analysis vendor Coverity for $375million. Synopsys relied on Coverity's products for around ten years prior to the acquisition, helping improve software security by finding and fixing defects in software code before its release.[53][54]
Coverity's open-source Coverity Scan tool was hacked and used for
cryptocurrency mining in February 2018. Synopsys took down the service for four weeks and confirmed the incident did not affect any of its corporate network and found no evidence of data abuse of its open-source users.[55]
Cigital
Synopsys announced the acquisition of Cigital along with its 2015 spinoff Codiscope in November 2016. The suite of its software security products became part of Synopsys' software integrity group.[56][57]
QuantumWise
In 2017 Synopsys acquired the atomic-scale modeling software company QuantumWise (former Atomistix), which provides tools for quantum-based and classical simulations in the field of material science.[58][59]
Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software was a privately held company focused on automating the process of identifying and creating an inventory of open source code used in software applications, as well as detecting known security vulnerabilities and license compliance issues. Black Duck Software was acquired by Synopsys in December 2017.[60]
WhiteHat Security
In April 2022, Synopsys announced the acquisition of WhiteHat Security for $330 million.[61] WhiteHat Security was founded in 2001 and provides application security as well as insights for DevOps teams.[61]
PikeTec
In 2023, Synopsys completed the acquisition of PikeTec, a provider of verification and testing tools for automotive software.[62]
Intrinsic ID
In March 2024, it was announced Synopsys had acquired the Internet of things digital authentication company Intrinsic ID for an undisclosed amount.[63]