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Innovation Enablers: The Story of Synopsys

Synopsys Editorial Staff

Apr 17, 2025 / 3 min read

We have witnessed a series of world-altering technology breakthroughs over the past half-century.  

The advent of personal computers in the 1970s and their broad adoption in businesses, schools, and homes in the 1980s marked the beginning of a new era. The internet followed in the 1990s, creating a global network that transformed information sharing, commerce, and social interaction.

The turn of the millennium saw the rise of mobile technology, with smartphones and on-the-go connectivity becoming ubiquitous. This mobile revolution was bolstered by cloud computing, big data, and IoT, which further expanded the use, functionality, and scale of distributed computing resources.

Semiconductors ¡ª the tiny chips that power electronic devices ¡ª are at the heart of these breakthroughs. And so too is Synopsys, a technology industry pioneer and world leader in design solutions that make chip innovation possible.

The tools that spark technology breakthroughs

The evolution of semiconductor technologies ¡ª and the seismic breakthroughs they enable ¡ª can be traced to the ongoing advancement of electronic design automation (EDA) tools and intellectual property (IP). Facilitating the design, simulation, and verification of silicon chips and packages, EDA tools and IP have been central to the creation of increasingly complex and powerful electronic systems.

Since 1986, Synopsys has been at the forefront of EDA and chip innovation. Our advanced software and tools are mission-critical for silicon-to-systems design. And our broad portfolio of silicon-proven IP delivers ready-made building blocks that help accelerate design cycles and time to market.

By continuously pushing the boundaries of what is possible, our solutions have empowered technology leaders to deliver groundbreaking products and new computing paradigms. With auto manufacturers, hyperscalers, medical device suppliers, and other systems companies now designing highly specialized chips to support their increasingly complex systems, our solutions are poised to drive even greater impact and additional breakthroughs in the years and decades to come.

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The era of pervasive intelligence

We live in a world where intelligent technology is everywhere, shaping our daily?lives. This pervasive intelligence is driven by three major trends: Artificial intelligence (AI), software-defined systems, and silicon proliferation.

But this transformation didn¡¯t happen overnight.??? 

For decades, Synopsys has been a driving force behind the technologies that make pervasive intelligence possible. Our mission is to empower innovators to drive human advancement. As a trusted partner to companies across many industries, we provide comprehensive design solutions that make world-changing innovation possible, from improving healthcare outcomes to tackling climate change.  ? 

The engineering teams we serve face increasing complexity, costs, and time-to-market pressure in developing silicon-powered,?software-defined, AI-enhanced products. To maximize our customers¡¯ R&D capabilities and empower their future innovation, Synopsys is Re-engineering Engineering? with mission-critical design solutions ¡ª from silicon to systems.?

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Synopsys President and CEO, Sassine Ghazi

Re-engineering Engineering?

As industry and society become more technologically advanced and the products and systems we use every day become more intelligent, connected, and software-defined, tremendous challenges remain. 

Complexity must be tamed. Capacity and energy utilization must be more efficient. Reliability and security must be assured. And the time and cost of developing tomorrow¡¯s products and systems must be driven down.

To do so, longstanding engineering processes need to be re-engineered.

Technology R&D teams need new design tools, workflows, and paradigms that increase productivity by orders of magnitude. Their work needs to expand beyond electronics to consider thermal, mechanical, fluid, and other dynamics that impact advanced systems. And they need to ride the cresting wave of AI, using it not only to accelerate and improve their development processes but also as a foundational component of their creations.

Synopsys is at the forefront of these transformations. Just as we helped make possible the technology breakthroughs of the past half-century, we are already enabling the innovations of tomorrow.

 

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