1 EXHIBIT 99.4 CONSENT OF PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR The undersigned consents to the reference to the undersigned in the Synopsys, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4 as a person named in the Registration Statement as about to become a director of Synopsys, Inc. /s/ DR. SANG S. WANG -------------------------------------- Dr. Sang S. Wang Dated: February 4, 1995