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Thisarticlecontainscontentthatiswrittenlikeanadvertisement.Pleasehelpimproveitbyremovingpromotionalcontentandinappropriateexternallinks,andbyaddingencyclopediccontentwrittenfromaneutralpointofview.(February2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Synopsys,Inc.TypePublicTradedasNasdaq: SNPSNASDAQ-100componentS&P500componentIndustry Integratedcircuit Self-drivingcar[1] Softwareasaservice SoftwareTesting InternetofThings Founded1986inResearchTrianglePark,NorthCarolina.FounderDavidGregoryAartdeGeusHeadquartersMountainView,California,U.S.KeypeopleAartJ.deGeus(Founder,Chairman&co-CEO)Chi-FoonChan(President&co-CEO)RevenueUS$4.2billion(2021)[2]NetincomeUS$757.5million(2021)[2]Numberofemployees15,000+[3]DivisionsSiliconDesign&Verification,SiliconIntellectualProperty,SoftwareIntegrityGroupWebsitesynopsys.com SynopsysisanAmericanelectronicdesignautomationcompanythatfocusesonsilicondesignandverification,siliconintellectualpropertyandsoftwaresecurityandquality.Productsincludelogicsynthesis,behavioralsynthesis,placeandroute,statictiminganalysis,formalverification,hardwaredescriptionlanguage(SystemC,SystemVerilog/Verilog,VHDL)simulators,andtransistor-levelcircuitsimulation.Thesimulatorsincludedevelopmentanddebuggingenvironmentsthatassistinthedesignofthelogicforchipsandcomputersystems.Inrecentyears,Synopsyshasexpandeditsproductsandservicestoincludeapplicationsecuritytesting.Theirtechnologyispresentinself-drivingcars,artificialintelligence,andinternetofthingsconsumerproducts. Contents 1History 1.1Mergersandacquisitions 1.1.1CoWare 1.1.2AvantiCorporation 1.1.3NovasSoftware 1.1.4NumericalTechnologies 1.1.5SpringSoft 1.1.6Synplicity 1.1.7ARCInternational 2Divisions 2.1SiliconDesignandVerification 2.2Siliconintellectualproperty 2.3SoftwareIntegrity 3Partnerships 4Seealso 5References 6Externallinks History[edit] SynopsyswasfoundedbyAartJdeGeusandDavidGregoryin1986inResearchTrianglePark,NorthCarolina.ThecompanywasinitiallyestablishedasOptimalSolutionswithachartertodevelopandmarketsynthesistechnologydevelopedbytheteamatGeneralElectric. Mergersandacquisitions[edit] Synopsyshasmadesomesiliconanddesignverificationacquisitions.[4] CoWare[edit] CoWarewasasupplierofplatform-drivenelectronicsystem-level(ESL)designsoftwareandservices.CoWarewasheadquarteredinSanJose,California,andhadofficesaroundtheworld,majorR&DofficesinBelgium,GermanyandIndia. CoWaredevelopmentwasinitiatedbytheInteruniversityMicroelectronicsCentre(IMEC)inBelgiumasaninternalprojectin1992.[5]In1996,CoWarespunoffasanindependentcompany.[6]CoWareisoneofthefoundingmemberofSystemClanguage.[7]In2005,CoWareacquiredtheSignalProcessingdepartmentfromCadence.[8]OnFebruary8,2010,SynopsysannouncedanacquisitionofCoWare.[9] Itsproductsincluded:PlatformArchitect,ModelDesigner,ModelLibrary,ProcessorDesigner,SignalProcessingDesignerandVirtualPlatformDesigner. AvantiCorporation[edit] AvantiCorporation(styledas"Avant!)wasfoundedwhenseveralformerCadenceDesignSystemsemployeesboughtthestartupArcSys,whichwaspreviouslymergedwithIntegratedSiliconSolutions(ISS),[10]gainingAvantiitsdesignrulecheckingandlayoutversusschematictoolHercules(including3Dsiliconstructuremodeling),thenboughtCompassDesignAutomation,whichhadfullyintegratedICdesignflowandASIClibraries,especiallyitsplaceandroutetool,whichAvantireworkedtocreateSaturnandApolloII;anditalsoboughtTMA(TechnologyModelingAssociates)whichbroughttheirpioneeringTCADandProteusopticalproximitycorrectiontools.Thiswas,byfar,Synopsys'mostsignificantandcontroversialacquisition.AtthetimeAvantiwasthe#4companyintheEDAindustry,andwasstrugglingwithamajorlawsuitfromCadenceforsoftwaretheft.[11]AvantiwasmergedintoSynopsysonJune6,2002duringthelitigation.SynopsyspaidCadenceabout$265millionmoretoendalllitigation.Soonafterthesettlement,inCadenceDesignSystems,Inc.v.Avant!Corp.,29Cal.4th215,57P.3d647,127Cal.Rptr.2d169(2002),theCaliforniaSupremeCourtupheldthelowercourt'searlierdecision.Synopsysthenpaidanadditional$26.1milliontoSilvacotosettletwoofthreeSilvaco'ssuitsagainstMeta-Software,earlierpurchasedbyAvanti,anditspresident.Thelawsuitswerefiledin1995andinheritedbyAvanti.[12] NovasSoftware[edit] NovasSoftwarewasacompanyfoundedin1996byPaulHuangtoaddresstheongoingproblemofdebuggingchipdesigns.NovaswaspurchasedbyTaiwan-basedEDAcompanySpringSoftinMay2008.Priortoitspurchase,NovaswaspartlyownedbySpringSoft,whichdevelopedtheunderlyingdebugtechnology.[13]Until2008,Novasgrewtoemployover50peoplewithofficelocationsacrosstheworld,headquarteredinSanJose,California.SpringSoftandNovaswasacquiredbySynopsysin2012. Novasoffereddebuggingandvisibilityenhancementproductsthatcutdownonverificationtime.Novas'mainproductofferingsincludedtheDebussyDebugSystem,VerdiAutomatedDebugSystemandtheSilotifamilyofVisibilityEnhancementproducts.A2006studyfoundNovasSoftwaretobethesixthmost-usedEDAvendor.[14]Alongwiththis,NovasSoftwaretoppedtheusersatisfactionratingswith100%ofrespondentsinEurope,83%inNorthAmerica&69%inAsiasayingtheywereeither"very"or"somewhat"satisfied.[15]ThisdistinctionwasalsoawardedtoNovasSoftwareforthefouryearspriorto2006. NumericalTechnologies[edit] NumericalTechnologies,Inc.wasaSanJose,California,UnitedStatesbasedelectronicdesignautomationpublic(NASDAQ:NMTC)company.Thecompanywasprimarilyknownforitsintellectualproperty,softwaretoolsandservicescoveringphase-shiftingmasktechnology. OnJanuary10,2000NumericalTechnologiesacquiredTranscriptionEnterprises,Inc.primarilyknownforitsCATSsoftwareformaskdatapreparation,[16] OnOctober27,2000NumericalTechnologiesacquiredCadabraDesignAutomation,aproviderofautomatedIClayoutcellcreationtechnologyusedtocreatethebuildingblocksforstandardcell,semi-customandcustomintegratedcircuits.Purchasepricewas$99million.[17] OnMarch3,2003itwasacquiredbySynopsys. SpringSoft[edit] "SpringSoft"redirectshere.ItisnottobeconfusedwithSpring(company).SpringSoftisasoftwarecompanythatdevelopedVLSIdesignanddebuggingsoftware.ThecompanywasfoundedwithagrantfromtheTaiwaneseNationalScienceCouncilinFebruary1996. In1997,SpringSoftestablishedNovasSoftwareinSiliconValleytomarketSpringsoft'sVLSIDebuggingsoftware.SpringSoftcreatedacustomlayouttoolcalledLakerandaUS-basedcompanycalledSiliconCanvas.InMay2008,SpringSoftpurchasedNovasSoftwareSiliconCanvasandcombinedthemtoformthewhollyownedsubsidiarySpringSoftUSA.SpringSoftemployedover400peoplewithofficelocationsacrosstheworld. SynopsysannounceditsacquisitionofSpringSoftin2012.[18] Synplicity[edit] SynplicityInc.wasasupplierofsoftwarefordesignofprogrammablelogicdevices(FPGAs,PLDsandCPLDs)usedforcommunications,military/aerospace,consumer,semiconductor,computerandotherelectronicsystems.Synplicity'stoolsprovidedlogicsynthesis,physicalsynthesis,andverificationfunctionsforFPGA,FPGA-basedASICprototyping,andDSPdesigners.SynplicitywaslistedonNasdaquntilitwasacquiredbySynopsysfor$227million[19]inatransactionfinalizedMay15,2008.SynplicitywasfoundedbyKenMcElvain(ChiefTechnicalOfficer)andAlisaYaffa(formerCEO). ARCInternational[edit] ARCInternationalPLCwasthedesignerofARC(ArgonautRISCCore)embeddedprocessors,whichwerewidelyusedinSoCdevicesforIoT,storage,digitalhome,mobile,andautomotiveapplications.ARCprocessorshavebeenlicensedbymorethan200companiesandareshippedinmorethan1.5Billionproductsperyear.[20]ARCInternationalwasacquiredbySynopsysin2010. TherootsofARCInternationaldatebacktotheearly1990s.ThecompanywasfoundedbyJezSanandRickClucastobuilduponthe3DacceleratortechnologypreviouslydevelopedfortheSuperNintendoEntertainmentSystembyadivisionofArgonautSoftware.ThisforerunnertotheARCwasoriginallycalledtheMario(Mathematical,Argonaut,Rotation&I/O)chipandlaterdubbedtheSuperFX.Itwentontosellmillions,atthetimeoutsellingARMoranyotherRISCcore.[21][22] FollowingthesuccessoftheSuperFX,itsdesignersweresplitfromthemaincompanyintoasubsidiarycalledMultiMediaTechnologiesLtd(MMT).Theycreatedanew32-bitdesignthatwouldlaterbecalledARCandmarketedasthefirstgeneral-purposeconfigurablemicroprocessor.Later,MMTwasacquiredbyArgonautSoftwareandeventuallyturnedintoanewcompanycalledArgonautTechnologiesLtd(ATL)whichwasspunoffasaseparatecompanywhicheventuallybecameARCInternational.In1995BobTerwilligertookoverasARC'sfirstCEO.Hecreatedthecompanylicensingstrategy,commercializedtheproductincludingtheacquisitionofMetaware,VAutomationandPreciseSoftware.Heraised$50millionpre-IPOandtookthecompanypublicinSeptember2000,raisinganadditional$250million.[citationneeded] Divisions[edit] Synopsyshasthreedivisionsincludingsilicondesignandverification,siliconintellectualproperty,andsoftwareintegrity. SiliconDesignandVerification[edit] ThisSynopsysdivisionfocusesthedesignandverificationofintegratedcircuitsanddesigningmoreadvancedprocessesandmodelsforthemanufacturingofthosechips.[23] Siliconintellectualproperty[edit] ThisdivisionofSynopsysfocusesonsiliconintellectualpropertyforsystem-on-a-chip(SoC)designs.[24] SoftwareIntegrity[edit] In2014,Synopsysbegantoexpandtheirproductsandservicestoincludesoftwaresecurityandquality.ThisdivisionhelpsorganizationsintegratesecurityintoDevOpsenvironments,buildholisticapplicationsecurityprograms,testanysoftwareon-demand,findandfixsoftwarequalityandcomplianceissuesearlier,identifyandmanageopen-sourcesoftwarecomponents,andassessapplicationsecuritythreats,risksanddependencies.[25] Partnerships[edit] In2018,SynopsyspartneredwiththePLANationalDefenceUniversitytoprovidefield-programmablegatearraydesigntraining.[26] Seealso[edit] ListofEDAcompanies Listoftoolsforstaticcodeanalysis Proprietarysoftware Securityinformationandeventmanagement Dynamicapplicationsecuritytesting OWASP References[edit] ^"SynopsysJoinsNewAutonomousVehicleComputingConsortium".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2020-09-20.Retrieved2020-08-24. ^ab"YahooFinancePageforSynopsys".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2018-12-07.Retrieved2018-12-06. ^"SmartEverythingFromSilicontoSoftware"(PDF).Synopsys.2021.Archived(PDF)fromtheoriginalon2021-03-08.Retrieved2021-07-09. ^"StrategicAcquisitions".www.synopsys.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2019-06-07.Retrieved2020-02-03. ^Verkest,D.;Rompaey,K.;Bolsens,I.;Man,H.(October1996)."CoWare—Adesignenvironmentforheterogeneoushardware/softwaresystems".DesignAutomationforEmbeddedSystems.1(4):357–386.CiteSeerX 10.1.1.15.2686.doi:10.1007/BF00209910.S2CID 14111610. ^""CoWare(SantaClara,Calif.)wasspunoutofIMECin1996tomarkettheN2Chardware-softwarecodesigntechnology,whichwasoriginallydevelopedatIMEC."".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2003-07-02.Retrieved2015-01-17. ^"BabeloflanguagescompetingforroleinSoC".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2003-04-20.Retrieved2015-01-17. ^CadencehasgrantedCoWareanexclusivelicensetosellanddevelopCadence'sSignalProcessingWorkstation(SPW)tool,andCo-WarehastakenoverCadence'sESLgroup. ^"SynopsystoAcquireCoWare,Inc".Synopsys.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2010-02-12.Retrieved2010-02-08. ^"HsuStaysinTaiwanforDAC"Archived2021-04-22attheWaybackMachine,ElectronicDesignNews,June19,2000 ^TheAvant!Saga:DoesCrimePay?TheinsidestoryofacompanythatstolesoftwarecodeArchived2017-08-22attheWaybackMachineFromBusinessWeek ^"SynopsysForm8K/AJuly26,2002"(PDF).Archived(PDF)fromtheoriginalonOctober24,2020.RetrievedMarch6,2021. ^EETimes.com–SpringSoft,Novasagreetomerge ^"EETimesJuly2006studylocatedhere".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-06-14.Retrieved2015-01-17. ^"EETimesJuly2006studywithgraphoffindingshere". ^"NumeritechAcquiresTranscriptionEnterprises;IntegrationWithICManufacturingSoftwareLeaderExpandsNumeritech'sSubwavelengthLeadershipPosition.-FreeOnlineLibrary".www.thefreelibrary.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2017-12-01.Retrieved2017-11-18. ^NumericalTechnologiesAcquiresCadabraDesignAutomationArchived2012-02-06attheWaybackMachine,LegalExpertmagazinearticleofJanuary1,2001 ^Primack,Dan."M&A:August3,2012".Finance.fortune.cnn.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2012-10-06.Retrieved2012-08-03. ^AnnStefforaMutschler(2008-03-20)."SynopsysbuysSynplicityfor$227M".EDN.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2017-02-27.Retrieved2015-01-17. ^"Overcomingthepower/performanceparadoxinprocessorIP".techdesignforums.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2014-08-14.Retrieved2014-08-13. ^Bolton,Syd."InterviewwithJezSan,OBE".www.armchairempire.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon17December2007.Retrieved28December2007. ^"TeamfromNationalInstituteofTechnologyAgartalaWinsSynopsysIndia'sAnalogDesignContest2014".News-Pr.in.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2015-05-18.Retrieved2014-11-25. ^"ElectronicDesignAutomation(EDA)".www.synopsys.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2020-01-11.Retrieved2020-02-03. ^"SynopsysDesignWareIP".www.synopsys.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2020-12-06.Retrieved2020-02-03. ^"SynopsysSecurity|SoftwareIntegrityGroup".www.synopsys.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2020-02-08.Retrieved2020-02-03. ^Fedasiuk,Ryan;Weinstein,Emily(December2020)."UniversitiesandtheChineseDefenseTechnologyWorkforce".CenterforSecurityandEmergingTechnology.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2020-12-04.Retrieved2020-12-04. 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