EXHIBIT 99.2

                       CONSENT OF NEEDHAM & COMPANY, INC.

   We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Proxy Statement of IKOS Systems,
Inc. ("IKOS") and Prospectus of Synopsys, Inc. ("Proxy Statement/Prospectus")
forming part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our opinion dated
June 27, 2001 to the Board of Directors of IKOS attached as Appendix C to the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus and to the references to our opinion under the
captions "Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus--Opinion of IKOS' Financial
Advisor" and "The Merger and Related Agreements--Background of the Merger," "--
Reasons for the Merger--IKOS' Reasons for the Merger," and "--Opinion of
Needham & Company, Inc., Financial Advisor to IKOS." In giving such consent, we
do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is
required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we
thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration
Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.


                                          Needham & Company, Inc.


                                          /s/ Janice S. Robertson


                                          MANAGING DIRECTOR


October 12, 2001