Synopsys

Synopsys sells the electronic design automation (EDA) software and IP cores used to design nearly every advanced chip, including AI accelerators, and recently expanded into simulation via its Ansys acquisition. It is the largest EDA vendor globally. FY2025 (ended Oct 2025) revenue reached $7.05 billion, up 15% year-over-year, including a partial-year Ansys contribution. It completed its $35B acquisition of Ansys in July 2025 and agreed in January 2026 to sell its ARC processor-IP business to GlobalFoundries.

Ecosystem functionDominant EDA platform that every chip designer, from NVIDIA to Chinese ASIC houses, depends on to tape out silicon.

Business modelLicenses EDA software and IP