Chip design software maker Synopsys reaches a deal with Elliott, giving one board seat to the activist investor's Jesse Cohn, after roughly two months of talks
Chip design software maker Synopsys (SNPS.O) has reached an agreement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management …
Meta, Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, and Synopsys launch a $125M “Semiconductor Hub” at UCLA to advance AI chip research and more
Broadcom, Meta, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries and Synopsys are joining forces to launch a $125 million “Semiconductor Hub” at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.
Sources: activist investor Elliott has a multibillion-dollar stake in Synopsys and plans to engage with the company to boost its software and service profits
AI chip company Kandou AI raised $225M from SoftBank, Synopsys, and others at a $400M valuation after pivoting from consumer hardware to AI infrastructure
GlobalFoundries agrees to acquire Synopsys' ARC processor IP business, which includes ARC-V (RISC-V) and ARC CPU IP, and integrate it into its MIPS business
Today sees a bold move to bring two key processor architectures, MIPS and ARC, under one umbrella, as GlobalFoundries announced …
Nvidia buys $2B of Synopsys' common stock and unveils a strategic partnership to accelerate computing and AI engineering products, including with CUDA libraries
Nvidia on Monday announced it has purchased $2 billion of Synopsys' common stock as part of a strategic partnership …
Filing: Synopsys plans to lay off ~10% of its staff, or ~2,000 employees, after completing its $35B acquisition of engineering design firm Ansys earlier in 2025
Synopsys (SNPS.O) will lay off about 10% or roughly 2,000 employees, as the chip-design software maker looks …
China approves Synopsys' $35B acquisition of simulation software company Ansys, after the US lifted restrictions on chip design software sales to China
China's market regulator has conditionally approved the acquisition of simulation software company Ansys (ANSS.O) by U.S. software firm Synopsys' …
Sources: China delays approval of Synopsys' Ansys deal as the US moved in late May to ban chip design software sales by US firms, including Synopsys, to China
Financial Times :
Letter: Synopsys tells staff to stop sales, services, and new orders in China to comply with new US export curbs, and pulls its annual and quarterly forecasts
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Anusuya Lahiri / Benzinga : Synopsys Halts China Sales After US Cracks Down On Chip Design Exports insideHPC : White House Imposing Export...