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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2B
 
                        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. not presented separately
herein), appearing in the Synopsys, Inc./ViewLogic, Inc. Joint Proxy Statement/
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement, and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
San Jose, California
November 4, 1997