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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                     REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE



The Board of Directors
Synopsys, Inc.:

Under the date of October 26, 1998, we reported on the consolidated balance
sheets of Synopsys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, and
the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1998,
as incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. In connection
with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also
audited the related consolidated financial statement schedule as listed in the
accompanying index. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement schedule based on our audits.

In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation
to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.


                                       KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Mountain View, California
October 26, 1998