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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Synopsys, Inc. on
Form S-4 of our report dated October 11, 1996 relating to the consolidated
financial statements of EPIC Design Technology, Inc. as of September 30, 1995
and 1996 and for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 1996,
appearing in the Synopsys, Inc./EPIC Design Technology, Inc. Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement, and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Joint Proxy Statement.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
San Jose, California
February 3, 1997