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 on the cover
page of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and under the captions "Summary of the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus--Opinion of IKOS' Financial Advisor" and "The Merger
and Related Transactions--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.

/s/ Needham & Company, Inc.

July 31, 2001