Synopsys provides electronic design automation (EDA) tools, semiconductor intellectual property (IP), and systems verification solutions for designing and verifying advanced chips and systems. Products include synthesis and implementation tools, analog and custom IC design software, physical verification tools, interface IP such as PCIe, DDR, MIPI, and USB, processor solutions including CPU, DSP, NPU, and ASIP cores, verification IP, and hardware-assisted verification platforms. Customers include developers of AI chips, high-performance computing and data center SoCs, mobile and 5G devices, automotive software-defined vehicles, and aerospace and government mission-critical silicon. Technology encompasses AI-powered EDA features like DSO.ai for design-space optimization, VSO.ai for verification, TSO.ai for test optimization, and Synopsys.ai Copilot, supporting multi-die heterogeneous integration, energy-efficient designs, and silicon lifecycle management. The company was co-founded in 1986 by Aart de Geus, David Gregory, Bill Krieger, and Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli; Aart de Geus serves as executive chairman after leading as CEO until 2024, and Sassine Ghazi is president and CEO since January 2024 after joining in 1998. Headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices worldwide including in Bengaluru, India.