UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

   (MARK ONE)

        (X)           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2003

                                       OR

        (   )         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM              TO

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-19807
                                ----------------

                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   DELAWARE                                  56-1546236
        (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)                Identification Number)

                            700 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
                             MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                            TELEPHONE: (650) 584-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Section  13,  or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  registrant  is an  accelerated  filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

                                 Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

              77,659,063 shares of Common Stock as of June 6, 2003






                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                                 APRIL 30, 2003

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS................................................2
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS...............................2
           UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME...............3
           UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
             CASH FLOWS........................................................4
           NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS......5
ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS....................................17
ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK..........34
ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES............................................35

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS...................................................35
ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION...................................................35
ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K....................................39
SIGNATURES....................................................................41
CERTIFICATIONS................................................................42




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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (in thousands, except par value data)



                                                                   APRIL 30,       OCTOBER 31,
                                                                     2003              2002
                                                                ---------------- -----------------
                                                                  (unaudited)
                                                                           
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                     $      268,822    $    312,580
  Short-term investments                                               123,277         102,153
                                                                ---------------- -----------------
     Total cash and short-term investments                             392,099         414,733
  Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,760 and
     $11,565, respectively                                             246,006         207,206
  Deferred taxes                                                       270,058         282,867
  Prepaid expenses and other                                            22,202          24,509
                                                                ---------------- -----------------
     Total current assets                                              930,365         929,315

Property and equipment, net                                            180,122         185,040
Long-term investments                                                   25,567          39,386
Goodwill, net                                                          548,746         434,554
Intangible assets, net                                                 345,403         355,334
Other assets                                                            34,149          35,085
                                                                ---------------- -----------------
     Total assets                                               $    2,064,352    $  1,978,714
                                                                ================ =================

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                      $      168,516    $    246,789
  Current portion of long-term debt                                         28           1,423
  Accrued income taxes                                                 153,780         169,912
  Deferred revenue                                                     445,189         359,245
                                                                ---------------- -----------------
     Total current liabilities                                         767,513         777,369

Deferred compensation and other liabilities                             65,946          36,387
Long-term deferred revenue                                              32,053          51,477

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $0.01 par value; 400,000 shares
     authorized; 73,967 and 73,562 shares
     outstanding, respectively                                             740             735
  Additional paid-in capital                                         1,063,828       1,039,386
  Retained earnings                                                    236,114         198,863
  Treasury stock, at cost                                             (101,573)       (116,499)

  Deferred stock compensation                                          (10,844)         (8,858)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                         10,575            (146)
                                                                ---------------- -----------------
     Total stockholders' equity                                      1,198,840       1,113,481
                                                                ---------------- -----------------
     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                 $    2,064,352    $  1,978,714
                                                                ================ =================



See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
              UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (in thousands, except per share data)


                                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED               SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                  APRIL 30,                       APRIL 30,
                                                       -------------------------------- ------------------------------
                                                            2003             2002           2003            2002
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
                                                                                            
Revenue:
   Product                                                $   82,000       $   52,293      $  136,520     $   91,848
   Service                                                    61,967           65,765         134,354        134,858
   Ratable license                                           148,061           67,580         289,290        134,477
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
     Total revenue                                           292,028          185,638         560,164        361,183

Cost of revenue:
   Product                                                     3,845            3,221           7,598          7,287
   Service                                                    17,750           17,391          39,770         38,075
   Ratable license                                            13,472           13,780          26,258         24,220
   Amortization of intangible assets and
     deferred stock compensation                              24,309               --          45,102             --
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
     Total cost of revenue                                    59,376           34,392         118,728         69,582
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------

Gross margin                                                 232,652          151,246         441,436        291,601

Operating expenses:
   Research and development                                   68,612           46,649         135,881         95,355
   Sales and marketing                                        80,970           63,201         152,208        123,000
   General and administrative                                 24,240           17,537          46,791         36,245

     In-process research & development                        18,250               --          18,250             --
   Amortization of goodwill, intangible
     assets and deferred stock compensation                    9,169            4,356          17,159          8,400
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
     Total operating expenses                                201,241          131,743         370,289        263,000
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------

Operating income                                              31,411           19,503          71,147         28,601
Other income, net                                              7,515           11,213          16,725         22,294
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------

Income before provision for income taxes                      38,926           30,716          87,872         50,895
Provision for income taxes                                    16,637            9,336          31,198         15,463
                                                       ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Net income                                                $   22,289       $   21,380      $   56,674     $   35,432
                                                       ================ =============== ============== ===============

Basic earnings per share:
Net income per share                                      $     0.30       $     0.35      $     0.76     $     0.58
Weighted-average common shares                                74,351           61,232          74,220         60,670
                                                       ================ =============== ============== ===============

Diluted earnings per share:
Net income per share                                      $     0.29       $     0.33      $     0.74     $     0.55
Weighted-average common shares and dilutive
   stock options outstanding                                  76,517           64,934          76,551         64,956
                                                       ================ =============== ============== ===============



See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)



                                                                        SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                            APRIL 30,
                                                                ----------------------------------
                                                                      2003             2002
                                                                ----------------- ----------------
                                                                            
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income                                                        $     56,674      $     35,432
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by (used in) operating activities:
   In-process research and development                                  18,250                --
   Amortization and depreciation                                        90,874            34,266
   Provision for doubtful accounts and sales returns                     2,423             1,767

   Write-down of long-term investments                                   2,065             3,500
   Gain on sale of long-term investments                               (12,310)          (11,062)
   Net change in unrecognized gains and losses on
     foreign exchange contracts                                         18,874            (1,353)
    Deferred taxes                                                      39,994            (3,191)
   Deferred rent                                                         1,351             1,736
    Tax benefit associated with stock options                            3,226            12,222
   Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable                                               (41,565)           (7,426)
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                           3,132           (11,506)
     Other assets                                                        3,259            (5,993)
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                          (65,433)          (26,931)
     Accrued income taxes                                              (36,823)          (54,805)
     Deferred revenue                                                   62,893            18,458
     Deferred compensation                                               4,623             5,256
                                                                ----------------- ----------------
   Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                 151,507            (9,630)
                                                                ----------------- ----------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term
     investments                                                       112,621           659,931
   Purchases of short-term investments                                (135,940)         (504,788)
   Proceeds from sale of long-term investments                          18,497            20,024
   Purchases of long-term investments                                     (800)           (3,205)
   Purchases of property and equipment                                 (19,705)          (26,542)
   Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received                   (162,461)               --
   Capitalization of software development costs                         (1,308)             (796)
                                                                ----------------- ----------------
   Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities                (189,096)          144,624
                                                                ----------------- ----------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Issuances of common stock                                           63,419            76,395
   Purchases of treasury stock                                         (67,795)               --
                                                                ----------------- ----------------
     Net cash (used in) provided by financing
       activities                                                       (4,376)           76,395
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                 (1,793)              485
                                                                ----------------- ----------------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                   (43,758)          211,874
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                         312,580           271,696
                                                                ----------------- ----------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                          $    268,822      $    483,570
                                                                ================= ================



See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
         NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

    Synopsys,  Inc.  (Synopsys or the  Company)  has  prepared the  accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the Securities
and Exchange  Commission's  (SEC) rules and regulations.  Pursuant to such rules
and  regulations,  the Company has condensed or omitted certain  information and
footnote  disclosures  normally  included in consolidated  financial  statements
prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  In
management's  opinion, the Company has made all adjustments  (consisting only of
normal,  recurring  adjustments)  necessary  to  fairly  present  the  financial
position, results of operations and cash flows. Interim period operating results
do not  necessarily  indicate  the results  that may be  expected  for any other
interim  period or for the full fiscal  year.  These  financial  statements  and
accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements  and notes  thereto  in  Synopsys'  Annual  Report on Form  10-K,  as
amended, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.

    To prepare  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting  principles,  management  must make  estimates and  assumptions  that
affect the amounts reported in the unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements  and  accompanying  notes.  Actual  results  could  differ from those
estimates.

    Synopsys' fiscal year and second quarter end on the Saturday nearest October
31 and April 30, respectively.  Fiscal 2003 and 2002 are both 52-week years. For
presentation purposes, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
and accompanying notes refer to the applicable calendar month end.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

    In accordance  with  Accounting  Principles  Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25),
Accounting  for Stock Issued to  Employees,  the Company  applies the  intrinsic
value method in accounting for employee stock options.  Accordingly, the Company
generally  recognizes no compensation expense with respect to stock-based awards
to  employees.  The  Company  has  determined  unaudited  pro forma  information
regarding  net income and earnings per share as if the Company had accounted for
employee  stock  options under the fair value method as required by Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123),  Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation,  and  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 148 (SFAS
148),  Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation  Transition and Disclosure.  The
weighted-average  expected life,  risk-free interest rate and volatility for the
three- and  six-month  periods  ended April 30, 2003 and for the same periods in
fiscal 2002 are comparable to that for the year ended October 31, 2002.




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     The  Company's  unaudited  pro forma net income and earnings per share data
under SFAS No. 123 is as follows:



                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED                   SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                           APRIL 30,                           APRIL 30,
                                              ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                                                    2003              2002             2003              2002
                                              ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
                                                             (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                                       
Net income, as reported                        $     22,289      $     21,380      $     56,674     $     35,432
Add: Stock-based employee
  compensation included in net income                 1,288                --             2,615               --
Deduct: Stock-based employee
  compensation expense determined
  under the fair value based  method for all
  awards, net of related tax effects                 30,643            22,605            61,906           44,997
Pro forma net (loss) under SFAS 123            $     (7,066)     $     (1,225)     $     (2,617)    $     (9,565)
Earnings (loss) per share-- basic
  As reported under APB 25                     $       0.30      $       0.35      $       0.76     $       0.58
  Pro forma under SFAS 123                     $      (0.10)     $      (0.02)     $      (0.04)    $      (0.16)
Earnings (loss) per share-- diluted
  As reported under APB 25                     $       0.29      $       0.33      $       0.74     $       0.55
  Pro forma under SFAS 123                     $      (0.10)     $      (0.02)     $      (0.04)    $      (0.16)



Effect of New Accounting Standards

     In May  2003,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (FASB)  issued
Statement of Financial Accounting  Standards No. 150 (SFAS 150),  Accounting for
Certain  Financial  Instruments  with  Characteristics  of both  Liabilities and
Equity. SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures
certain  financial  instruments  with  characteristics  of both  liabilities and
equity. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified
after May 31, 2003,  and  otherwise  is effective at the  beginning of the first
interim period  beginning  after June 15, 2003. SFAS 150 is to be implemented by
reporting  the  cumulative  effect of a change in an  accounting  principle  for
financial  instruments  created  before the issuance  date of the  statement and
still existing at the beginning of the interim  period of adoption.  The Company
does not expect the  adoption  of SFAS 150 to have a  significant  impact on its
financial position or results of operations.

     In April 2003, the FASB issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 149 (SFAS 149),  Amendment of Statement  133 on Derivative  Instruments  and
Hedging  Activities.  SFAS 149 amends and  clarifies  financial  accounting  and
reporting for derivative  instruments,  including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts and for hedging  activities  under FASB Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative  Instruments
and Hedging  Activities.  SFAS 149 is generally  effective for contracts entered
into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging  relationships  designated
after June 30,  2003.  The Company  does not expect the  adoption of SFAS 149 to
have a significant impact on its financial position or results of operations.

    In July  2001,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (FASB)  issued
Statements  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 141 (SFAS  141),  Business
Combinations,  and Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 142 (SFAS 142), Goodwill
and Other  Intangible  Assets.  SFAS 141  requires  issuers to use the  purchase
method of  accounting  for all business  combinations  initiated  after June 30,
2001, and specifies  criteria  intangible  assets  acquired in a purchase method
business combination must meet to be recognized apart from goodwill.  Under SFAS
141, the Company must  reclassify to goodwill any intangible  assets it acquired
prior to July 1, 2001  that do not meet SFAS  141's  criteria  for  recognition.
Applying   SFAS  141,   the   Company   was  not   required  to  make  any  such
reclassifications.





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    The  Company  adopted  SFAS 142 on  November  1, 2002 and  pursuant  to that
standard  ceased  amortizing  goodwill  recorded for business  combinations  the
Company consummated prior to July 1, 2001. In addition,  as of November 1, 2002,
the  Company  assessed  the useful  lives and  residual  values of all  acquired
intangible  assets  recorded on the balance  sheet and also tested  goodwill for
impairment per that standard. In the Company's impairment analysis,  the Company
determined  it has one  reporting  unit.  The  Company  completed  the  goodwill
impairment  review as of the beginning of fiscal 2003 and found no indicators of
impairment. This impairment review was based on the fair value of the Company as
determined  by its  market  capitalization.  As of April 30,  2003,  unamortized
goodwill was $548.7  million,  which,  in accordance  with SFAS 142, the Company
will no longer amortize.

Reclassification

     Certain prior period amounts have been  reclassified  to conform to current
period presentation.

2.  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Acquisition of Numerical Technologies, Inc. (Numerical)

     On March 1, 2003, the Company completed its acquisition of Numerical.

     Reasons for the Acquisition. In approving the merger agreement,  management
considered a number of factors, including its opinion that combining Numerical's
sub-wavelength  lithography-enabling  solutions  with  Synopsys'  leading design
solutions would enable Synopsys to further reduce costs and  manufacturing  risk
for its customers as they create smaller, faster and more power-efficient chips.

     Purchase  Price.  The Company paid Numerical  common stock holders $7.00 in
cash in exchange for each share of Numerical common stock owned as of the merger
date,  or  approximately  $240.7  million.  The  total  purchase   consideration
consisted of:

(in thousands)
Cash paid for Numerical common stock                       $    240,722
Acquisition related costs                                        10,044
Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys
  common stock issued, less $5.2 million
  representing the portion of the intrinsic value
  of Numerical's unvested options applicable to the
  remaining vesting period                                       16,500
                                                          ----------------
                                                           $    267,266
                                                          ================

    Acquisition-related  costs of $10.0 million  consist  primarily of legal and
accounting fees of $2.7 million,  and other directly  related charges  including
approximately $5.2 million in restructuring costs and approximately $1.6 million
in directors and officers  insurance costs incurred to cover Numerical's  former
officers and Board of Directors as required by the merger agreement. As of April
30, 2003, the Company had paid $5.1 million of the acquisition-related costs. Of
the balance  remaining at April 30, 2003,  $4.0 million  represents  outstanding
restructuring costs.




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    The Company has allocated  total  purchase  consideration  to the assets and
liabilities acquired,  including identifiable  intangible assets, based on their
respective fair values at the acquisition date,  resulting in goodwill of $140.6
million.  The following unaudited condensed balance sheet data presents the fair
value of the assets and liabilities acquired.

(in thousands)
Assets acquired
   Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments          $   79,461
   Accounts receivable                                             4,904
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets                       3,368
   Identifiable intangible assets                                 47,570
   Goodwill                                                      140,626
   Other assets                                                    4,827
                                                           ----------------
     Total assets acquired                                   $   280,756
                                                           ================
Liabilities acquired
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                 $     17,432
   Deferred revenue                                                3,627
   Deferred tax liabilities                                       20,691
                                                           ----------------
     Total liabilities acquired                               $   41,750
                                                           ================

     Goodwill and Intangible  Assets.  Goodwill,  representing the excess of the
purchase  consideration  over  the  fair  value  of  tangible  and  identifiable
intangible  assets  acquired in the  merger,  will not be  amortized  and is not
deductible  for tax  purposes.  The Company  allocated a portion of the purchase
price to the following identifiable intangible assets:

(in thousands)
                                                     Estimated
Intangible Asset                                    Useful Life
- ------------------------------------ ------------- --------------
Core/developed technology            $    22,580         3
Customer relationships               $    20,120         6
Customer backlog                     $     4,870         3

     Except for amortization of the core/developed technology (which is included
in cost of revenue in the statement of operations for the period ended April 30,
2003), the Company included  amortization of the intangible  assets in operating
expenses in its statement of operations for the period ended April 30, 2003.




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     Unaudited Pro Forma Results of  Operations.  The following  table  presents
unaudited  pro forma  results of  operations  and gives effect to the  Numerical
acquisition  as if the  acquisition  was  consummated  at the  beginning of each
fiscal  period  presented.  The Company's  results of  operations  may have been
different than those shown below if the Company had actually acquired  Numerical
at the beginning of each fiscal period presented; further, the pro forma results
below do not necessarily indicate future operating results.



                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED                   SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                  APRIL 30,                          APRIL 30,
                                      ---------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                                            2003             2002             2003              2002
                                      ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------
                                                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                              
Revenue(1)                             $       297,399   $   198,732      $      576,725   $       388,462
Net income(2)                          $        15,392   $    19,814      $       45,812   $        30,545
Basic earnings per share               $          0.21   $      0.32      $         0.62   $          0.50
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding(3)                         74,351        61,232              74,220            60,670
Diluted earnings per share             $          0.20   $      0.31      $         0.60   $          0.47
Weighted average common
  shares and dilutive stock
  options outstanding(3)                        76,517        64,839               76,551           64,874



   (1)    The 2002  unaudited  pro forma  results of  operations  and the 2003
          unaudited  pro forma  results  of  operations  for the  period  from
          November  1, 2002  through  February  28, 2003  include  Numerical's
          reported revenue in the periods Numerical  recognized such revenues.
          However,  the purchase  method of  accounting  requires  Synopsys to
          reduce  Numerical's  reported deferred revenue to an amount equal to
          the fair value of the legal liability, resulting in lower revenue in
          periods following the merger than Numerical would have achieved as a
          separate company.  Therefore,  revenues from Numerical  products for
          the period  from  March 1, 2003 to April 30,  2003  included  in the
          unaudited  pro  forma  results  of  operations   reflect  the  lower
          amortization  of  deferred   revenue  stemming  from  this  purchase
          accounting adjustment.
   (2)    Net income for the three and six months ended April 30, 2003 includes
          in-process  research and  development  costs from the Numerical
          acquisition totaling $18, 250.
   (3)    The calculations of the weighted  average common shares  outstanding
          and  weighted  average  common  shares and  dilutive  stock  options
          outstanding for the three and six months ended April 30, 2002 do not
          include the impact of the shares issued in the acquisition of Avant!
          as discussed below.

Acquisition of Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design

    Avant!.  On June 6, 2002,  the  Company  completed  its merger  with  Avant!
Corporation  (Avant!),  a leading  developer  of software  used in the  physical
design and physical  verification  phases of chip design.  The Company  recorded
goodwill  of $342.8  million as a result of the merger,  which  reflects a $31.6
million decrease in facilities closure costs during the second quarter of fiscal
2003 as described  below. As reflected in Note 3, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets,  Net" below, the decrease in goodwill for the second quarter  associated
with the Avant!  merger  was  partially  offset by a $4.3  million  increase  in
goodwill  resulting  from the  reduction  of  unbilled  receivables  recorded in
connection  with the Avant!  acquisition.  These  amounts  related to  long-term
library  business  service  contracts  under which Avant!  had not yet performed
services,  and, as such,  represent  executory  contracts  rather than  unbilled
receivables.  The amount  assigned  to the  intangible  asset was not  material.
During the first  quarter of fiscal 2003,  goodwill  associated  with the Avant!
acquisition  increased  $1.0  million for  estimated  costs of certain  contract
termination liabilities.  The Company included Avant!'s results of operations in
the accompanying  unaudited condensed  consolidated  statement of income for the
period from November 1, 2002 through April 30, 2003.




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    The following  table  presents the components of  acquisition-related  costs
recorded in the Avant!  transaction,  along with amounts paid through the period
ended April 30, 2003.



                                    Balance at                                     Balance at
                                    October 31,                                    April 30,
(in thousands)                         2002          Payments       Reversals         2003
                                   -------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
                                                                     
 Acquisition related costs         $      3,840   $        992               -    $    2,848
 Facilities closure costs                57,261         24,734          31,578           949
 Employee severance costs                   290            155               -           135
                                   -------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
Total                              $     61,391   $     25,881    $     31,578    $    3,932
                                   ============== =============== =============== =============



    The remaining acquisition related costs of $2.8 million consist primarily of
legal and accounting fees.

    Facilities  closure costs at October 31, 2002 related  primarily to Avant!'s
corporate  headquarters.  After the merger, the Company  consolidated  functions
performed in these  buildings  into Synopsys'  corporate  facilities and stopped
paying  rent on such  buildings,  pending  negotiation  of  lease  terminations.
Synopsys  settled claims of one of the two landlords of these  buildings  during
the three months ended  January 31, 2003 for $7.4 million and settled the claims
of the other  landlord  during the three  months  ended April 30, 2003 for $15.0
million.  Resolving these contingencies reduced the amount allocated to goodwill
by $31.6  million.  The $0.9 million  remaining  facilities  closure cost is the
present value of the future  obligations  under certain of Avant!'s  other lease
agreements  which the  Company  has or intends to  terminate  under an  approved
facilities  exit  plan,  plus  additional  costs the  Company  expects  to incur
directly related to vacating such facilities.

    inSilicon and Co-Design. In fiscal 2002, the Company also acquired inSilicon
Corporation  (inSilicon) and Co-Design Automation,  Inc. (Co-Design).  inSilicon
developed, marketed and licensed an extensive portfolio of complex "intellectual
property blocks." Co-Design developed simulation software used in the high level
verification  stage of the chip design  process and a new design  language  that
permits  designers to describe the behavior of their chips more efficiently than
current standard languages. The Company has included inSilicon's and Co-Design's
results of  operations  in the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated
statement of income for the period from November 1, 2002 through April 30, 2003.

    In  connection  with  the  inSilicon   acquisition,   the  Company  incurred
acquisition-related  costs of $6.2  million,  consisting  primarily of legal and
accounting  fees of $1.8  million,  other  directly  related  charges  including
contract   termination  costs  of  $3.3  million,  and  restructuring  costs  of
approximately $0.8 million.  As of April 30, 2003,  remaining accrued and unpaid
acquisition-related  costs of $0.7 million  consisted  primarily of  outstanding
contract   termination   costs.   There  are  no  remaining  accrued  or  unpaid
acquisition-related costs for Co-Design.




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     Unaudited Pro Forma Results of  Operations.  The following  table  presents
unaudited  pro forma results of  operations  and gives effect to the Avant!  and
inSilicon  acquisitions  as if the mergers were  consummated at the beginning of
each fiscal period presented.  Amounts shown for the three and six month periods
ended April 30, 2003 are the combined  Company's  actual  results of operations.
The Company has not included Co-Design in the 2002 pro forma results because the
effect was not  material.  The  Company's  results of  operations  may have been
different if the Company had actually acquired Avant! or inSilicon,  or both, at
the  beginning of each fiscal period  presented.  The pro forma results below do
not necessarily indicate future operating results.



                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED              SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                  APRIL 30,                      APRIL 30,
                                      ------------------------------ -------------------------------
                                           2003             2002          2003             2002
                                      ---------------- ------------- ---------------- --------------
                                                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                         
    Revenue(1)                         $    292,028    $   305,056     $    560,164    $   593,564
    Net income                         $     22,289    $    36,242     $     56,674    $    64,298
    Basic earnings per share           $       0.30    $      0.48     $       0.76    $      0.86
    Weighted average common
      shares outstanding                     74,351         75,763           74,220         75,201
    Diluted earnings per share         $       0.29    $      0.46     $       0.74    $      0.81
    Weighted average common
      shares and dilutive stock
      options outstanding                    76,517         79,284           76,551         79,329




     (1)  The 2002  unaudited pro forma results of operations  include  Avant!'s
          and inSilicon's  reported  revenue in the periods Avant! and inSilicon
          recognized such revenues.  However,  the purchase method of accounting
          requires Synopsys to reduce Avant!'s and inSilicon's reported deferred
          revenue  subsequent  to the  merger,  resulting  in lower  revenue  in
          periods  following  the merger than Avant!  and  inSilicon  would have
          achieved as separate  companies.  Therefore,  revenues from Avant! and
          inSilicon for the periods  subsequent to the  respective  merger dates
          reflect this reduction to revenue.

    The  unaudited  pro forma  results  of  operations  for each of the  periods
presented  exclude  non-recurring  merger  costs of $21.0  million for  Avant!'s
pre-merger  litigation  settlements and other related costs Avant!  incurred for
the six months ended April 30, 2002.  The Company has,  however,  included these
expenses in its historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income.




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3.  GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

    The following  table rolls forward the carrying  value of goodwill and other
intangibles, net, from October 31, 2002 to April 30, 2003:



                                 Amortization    Balance at                                               Balance at
                                    Period      October 31,                                               April 30,
(in thousands)                     (Years)          2002       Additions(1)  Reversals(2) Amortization       2003
                                 ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- ---------------
                                                                                     
Goodwill                                       $     434,554   $   141,867   $    27,675  $         --  $    548,746
                                               =============== ============= ============ ============= ===============

Intangibles:
   Contract rights intangible         3        $      44,519   $        --   $        --  $     8,616   $     35,903
   Core/developed technology         3-10            186,766        23,194            --       36,679        173,281
   Covenant not-to-compete            4                8,152           154            --        1,144          7,162
   Customer backlog                   3                3,267         4,870            --          839          7,298
   Customer relationship              6               95,782        20,581            --        9,409        106,954
   Trademark and tradename            3               15,242           307            --        2,959         12,590
                                               --------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- ---------------
Total intangible assets                        $     353,728   $    49,106   $        --  $    59,646   $    343,188
                                               =============== ============= ============ ============= ===============



          (1)  Additions include goodwill and intangible assets acquired as part
               of the  Numercial  acquisition,  assets  acquired  as  part of an
               immaterial   acquisition   made  during  the  quarter,   contract
               termination   costs  and  amounts  related  to  foreign  currency
               fluctuations  for  goodwill  which  are  not  denominated  in  US
               dollars.
          (2)  Reversals primarily include $31.6 million related to Avant!
               facilities   discussed  under  "Acquisition  of Avant!, inSilicon
               and Co-Design"  above,  offset by the reduction of $4.3 million
               in Avant! unbilled receivables.

         Total  amortization  expense  related to goodwill and other  intangible
assets is set forth in the table below:


                                            THREE MONTHS ENDED               SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                APRIL 30,                       APRIL 30,
                                      ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                                            2003            2002            2003            2002
                                      --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
                                                              (in thousands)

                                                                         
   Goodwill                           $         --    $      3,892    $          --   $       7,784
                                      =============== =============== =============== ===============
   Intangibles:
     Contract rights intangible       $      4,308    $         --    $       8,616   $          --
     Core/developed technology              19,128             464           36,679             616
     Covenants not-to-compete                  575              --            1,144              --
     Customer backlog                          681              --              839              --
     Customer relationships                  5,133              --            9,409              --
     Trademark and tradename                 1,484              --            2,959              --
                                      --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
     Total intangible assets          $     31,309    $        464    $      59,646   $         616
                                      =============== =============== =============== ===============



    The following table presents the estimated future  amortization of the other
intangibles (in thousands):

                   Fiscal Year
                   2003 - remainder of fiscal year          $     63,219
                   2004                                          125,862
                   2005                                           90,065
                   2006                                           25,567
                   2007                                           21,173
                   2008 and thereafter                            17,302
                                                            --------------
                   Total estimated future amortization of
                     other intangibles                      $    343,188
                                                            ==============




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    The  following  table  reflects  adjusted  net income  per share,  excluding
amortization of goodwill,  for fiscal 2002 periods as if the Company had adopted
SFAS 142 as of July 1, 2001.  The Company's  actual  results of  operations  are
shown for the three- and six-month periods ended April 30, 2003.


                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED                    SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                    APRIL 30,                            APRIL 30,
                                              2003              2002              2003               2002
                                        ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ------------------
                                                        (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                                   
Net income                               $        22,289    $       21,380   $       56,674    $        35,432
Add: Amortization of goodwill                         --             3,892               --              7,784
                                        ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ------------------
Adjusted net income                      $        22,289    $       25,272   $       56,674    $        43,216
                                        ================== ================ ================== ==================
                                         $          0.30    $         0.41   $         0.76    $          0.71
Basic earnings per share
Weighted average common shares
   outstanding                                    74,351            61,232           74,220             60,670

Diluted earnings per share               $          0.29    $         0.39   $         0.74    $          0.67
Weighted average common shares
   and dilutive stock options
   outstanding                                    76,517            64,934           76,551             64,956



4.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     Prior to the Avant!  acquisition,  Avant! leased five buildings in Fremont,
California for its  headquarters.  After the merger,  Synopsys  consolidated the
functions  performed  in the  buildings  into its  Mountain  View and  Sunnyvale
facilities, the Fremont buildings were closed, and Avant! stopped paying rent on
the underlying leases,  pending negotiation of lease  terminations.  In November
2002,  Synopsys  settled  all claims of the  landlord  on two of the  buildings.
Effective April 24, 2003, Synopsys and the landlord of the remaining  facilities
settled all claims with respect to these facilities. Accordingly, all litigation
against  Avant!  with  respect  to  landlord  claims  have  been  released  with
prejudice.

     On August 10, 2001,  Silicon  Valley  Research,  Inc. (SVR) filed an action
against Avant! in the United States District Court for the Northern  District of
California.  The complaint  asserted  claims for statutory  unfair  competition,
receipt, sale and concealment of stolen property,  interference with prospective
economic advantage,  conspiracy, false advertising,  violation of the Lanham Act
and violation of 18 U.S.C.A. ss. 1962 (R.I.C.O.).  In the complaint, SVR alleged
that  Avant!'s use of trade  secrets  misappropriated  by Avant!  damaged SVR by
allowing  Avant! to develop and market products more quickly and cheaply than it
could have otherwise. On May 7, 2003, the District Court granted Avant!'s motion
to dismiss  and motion for summary  judgment,  thereby  dismissing  all of SVR's
claims.  The Company has received  notice that SVR has appealed this judgment in
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Avant!  continues to believe the SVR claims
are without merit and intends to defend this appeal vigorously.

    Part I, Item 3 of Synopsys' Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended,  for the
fiscal year ended  October 31, 2002  includes a full  discussion  of each of the
legal proceedings listed above.

5.       STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

    In  December  2002,  the  Company's  Board of  Directors  renewed  its stock
repurchase program originally  approved in July 2001. Under the renewed program,
the Company may acquire up to $500 million of Synopsys  common stock in the open
market. This renewed stock repurchase program replaced all prior  Board-approved
repurchase  programs.  The Company intends to use all common shares  repurchased
for ongoing  stock  issuances  such as existing  employee  stock  option  plans,




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existing  stock  purchase  plans and  acquisitions.  The Company  purchased  1.5
million  shares during the three months ended April 30, 2003 at an average price
of $44 per share.  The Company did not  repurchase  any shares during the three-
and six-month  periods  ended April 30, 2002.  At April 30, 2003,  approximately
$432.2 million remained available for repurchase under the program.

6.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

    The following table sets forth the components of comprehensive  income,  net
of income tax expense:



                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED                  SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                          APRIL 30,                           APRIL 30,
                                              ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
                                                    2003              2002             2003              2002
                                              ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
                                                                         (in thousands)
                                                                                      

Net income                                    $        22,289   $      21,380     $      56,674    $      35,432
   Foreign currency translation adjustment               (169)         (2,113)             (947)             454
   Unrealized gain (loss) on investments               (2,730)          1,032             7,065            6,704
   Reclassification adjustment for realized
      gains (loss) on investments                       2,305          (2,873)            4,603           (5,842)
                                              ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
Total comprehensive income                    $        21,695   $      17,426     $      67,395    $      36,748
                                              ================= ================= ================ =================



7.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

    The Company  computes  basic  earnings per share using the  weighted-average
number of common  shares  outstanding  during the period.  The Company  computes
diluted  earnings per share using the  weighted-average  number of common shares
and  dilutive  stock  options  outstanding  during  the  period;  the  number of
weighted-average  dilutive  stock  options  outstanding  is  computed  using the
treasury stock method.

    The table  below  reconciles  the  weighted-average  common  shares  used to
calculate  basic net income per share with the  weighted-average  common  shares
used to calculate diluted net income per share.



                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED                 SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                   APRIL 30,                         APRIL 30,
                                        -------------------------------- ----------------------------------
                                             2003            2002              2003             2002
                                        --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                                                  (in thousands)
                                                                              
Weighted-average common shares for
   basic net income per share                74,351          61,232           74,220            60,670
Weighted-average dilutive stock
   options outstanding under the
   treasury stock method                      2,166           3,702            2,331             4,286
                                        --------------  ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
Weighted-average common shares for
   diluted net income per share              76,517          64,934           76,551            64,956
                                        ==============  ================ ================= ================



    The effect of dilutive stock options outstanding excludes approximately 11.7
million and 5.5 million  stock options for the three months ended April 30, 2003
and 2002,  respectively,  and 11.1 million and 4.6 million stock options for the
six months ended April 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, which were anti-dilutive
for net income per share calculations.


8.  SEGMENT DISCLOSURE

    Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (SFAS 131),  Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, requires disclosures of
certain  information  regarding  operating  segments,   products  and  services,
geographic areas of operation and major  customers.  SFAS 131 reporting is based
upon the "management approach": how management organizes the Company's operating
segments for which separate  financial  information (i) is available and (ii) is
evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in deciding how
to allocate  resources  and in assessing  performance.  Synopsys'  CODMs are the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.




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    The Company provides  comprehensive  design software products and consulting
services  in the  electronic  design  automation  software  industry.  In making
operating  decisions,   the  CODMs  primarily  consider  consolidated  financial
information,   accompanied  by  disaggregated   information  about  revenues  by
geographic region. The Company operates in a single segment.  Revenue is defined
as revenues from external customers.

    Revenue and  long-lived  assets  related to operations in the United States
and other geographic areas were:



                                   THREE MONTHS ENDED                     SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                       APRIL 30,                              APRIL 30,
                         --------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
                                2003                2002               2003              2002
                         -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------
                                                       (in thousands)
                                                                      
Revenue:
   United States         $      127,301       $      127,319     $     293,423     $     236,028
   Europe                        42,692               29,524            84,981            63,592
   Japan                        102,139               17,007           135,035            34,025
   Other                         19,896               11,788            46,725            27,538
                         -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------
     Consolidated        $      292,028       $      185,638     $     560,164     $     361,183
                         ==================== ================== ================= ==================




                                                APRIL 30,        OCTOBER 31,
                                                  2003              2002
                                            ---------------- -----------------
                                                     (in thousands)
Long-lived assets:
  United States                              $    157,061       $    162,360
  Other                                            23,061             22,680
                                            ---------------- -----------------
     Consolidated                            $    180,122       $    185,040
                                            ================ =================

    Geographic revenue data for multi-region, multi-product transactions reflect
internal  allocations and is therefore subject to certain assumptions and to the
Company's  methodology.  Beginning in fiscal 2003,  geographic  revenue reflects
reconfiguration. The Company had two customers that each accounted for more than
ten percent of the Company's  total revenue for the three months ended April 30,
2003, and no customers that accounted for more than ten percent of the Company's
total  revenue  for the six months  ended  April 30,  2003.  No single  customer
accounted for more than ten percent of the Company's  total revenue for the same
periods in the prior fiscal year.




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    The Company segregates revenue into five categories for purposes of internal
management  reporting purposes:  Design  Implementation,  Verification and Test,
Design  Analysis,  Intellectual  Property (IP) and  Professional  Services.  The
following table  summarizes the revenue  attributable to each category.  Revenue
for the three and six  months  ended  April 30,  2002 does not  include  revenue
attributable  to  products  acquired  from  Numerical,   Avant!,  inSilicon  and
Co-Design,  since the acquisitions of these companies  occurred after such date.
Revenue  attributable  to products  acquired from these companies is included in
the three and six months ended April 30, 2003,  limited in the case of Numerical
products to revenue  attributable to the period from March 1, 2003 through April
30, 2003. Due to a business unit  reorganization  in the first quarter of fiscal
2003, the Company  realigned  certain of its products,  with the majority of the
shift  occurring   between  IP  and  Verification  and  Test.  The  Company  has
reclassified  prior  period  amounts  to  reflect  this  shift and to  provide a
consistent presentation.



                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED                     SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                APRIL 30,                             APRIL 30,
                                  -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
                                         2003               2002               2003              2002
                                  ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------
                                                                (in thousands)
                                                                               
Revenue:
   Design Implementation          $     141,672       $      78,381        $   258,057       $   148,904
   Verification and Test                 68,834              64,320            139,514           130,085
   Design Analysis                       61,733              10,516            115,397            21,134
   IP                                    13,208              16,161             28,980            30,958
   Professional Services                  6,581              16,260             18,216            30,102
                                  ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------
     Consolidated                   $   292,028         $   185,638        $   560,164       $   361,183
                                  =================== ================== ================= ==================



    Beginning in fiscal 2003, product revenue reflects reconfiguration.



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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS


    This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of  Operations  as of April 30,  2003 and for the three- and  six-month  periods
ended  April  30,  2003 and  April  30,  2002,  respectively,  should be read in
conjunction with our financial  statements  included in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, and with Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations  and our financial  statements  included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2002.
    The following  discussion contains  "forward-looking  statements" as defined
under  Section  21E  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934.  For  example,
statements   including   terms  such  as  "projects,"   "expects,"   "believes,"
"anticipates"  or "targets," and similar such words denoting future events,  are
forward-looking  statements.  Actual results could differ  materially from those
anticipated in such  forward-looking  statements as a result of certain factors,
including  those set forth under "Factors That May Affect Future Results" below.
The cautionary  statements made in this report should be read as applying to all
related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report.

Overview

    Synopsys  is a  leading  supplier  of  electronic  design  automation  (EDA)
software to the global electronics  industry.  We develop,  market and support a
wide range of integrated circuit (IC) design software products that designers of
advanced ICs, and the electronic  systems (such as computers,  cell phones,  and
internet  routers)  that  incorporate  such  ICs,  use to  automate  significant
portions  of their IC design  process.  Our  products  enable our  customers  to
optimize  their IC designs for speed,  size,  power  consumption  and production
cost, while reducing overall design time. We also provide consulting services to
help our customers  improve their IC design processes and, where  requested,  to
assist them with their IC designs, as well as training and support services.

Acquisitions

     On March 1, 2003, we completed our  acquisition of Numerical  Technologies,
Inc.  (Numerical) to expand our offerings of design for manufacturing  products.
We include  Numerical's  results of operations for the period from March 1, 2003
through  April 30, 2003 in the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated
statement of income for the three months ended April 30, 2003.

     In fiscal 2002, we completed the  acquisitions  of: (i) Avant!  Corporation
(Avant!),  a leading  developer  of  software  used in the  physical  design and
physical  verification  phases of chip design; (ii) Co-Design  Automation,  Inc.
(Co-Design),  a  developer  of  simulation  software  used  in  the  high  level
verification stage of the chip design process;  and (iii) inSilicon  Corporation
(inSilicon),  which developed,  marketed and licensed an extensive  portfolio of
complex "intellectual property blocks." We include the results of operations for
these  acquisitions  in  the  accompanying   unaudited  condensed   consolidated
statements  of income for the period  from  November 1, 2002  through  April 30,
2003.

Critical Accounting Policies

    We base the discussion  and analysis of our financial  condition and results
of operations upon our unaudited condensed  consolidated  financial  statements,
which we prepare in accordance with accounting  principles generally accepted in
the United States of America. In preparing these financial  statements,  we must
make  estimates  and  judgments  that  affect  the  reported  amounts of assets,
liabilities,  revenues and expenses and related  disclosure of contingent assets
and  liabilities.  On an on-going  basis,  we evaluate our estimates,  including
those  related to  revenue  recognition,  valuation  of  strategic  investments,
allowance  for  doubtful  accounts,  income taxes and  valuation  of  intangible
assets.  We base our  estimates on  historical  experience  and on various other
assumptions we believe are reasonable  under the  circumstances.  Actual results
may differ from these estimates.



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    The accounting  policies that most  frequently  require us to make estimates
and judgments,  and that are therefore  critical to understanding our results of
operations, are:

          o    Revenue  recognition;
          o    Valuation  of strategic  investments;
          o    Allowance for doubtful accounts;
          o    Income taxes; and
          o    Valuation of intangible assets.

Revenue Recognition

     Our revenue  recognition  policies  have been designed and  implemented  in
accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2, Software Revenue  Recognition,
as amended by SOP 98-9,  Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition,
With Respect to Certain  Transactions,  and SOP 98-4,  Deferral of the Effective
Date of a Provision of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition.

     We report revenue in three categories:  ratable, product and services.

          o    Ratable  license  revenue  consists   primarily  of  fees  for
               Technology   Subscription   Licenses   (TSLs)   bundled   with
               post-contract  customer  support  (we  refer to  post-contract
               customer  support as  maintenance or PCS) and sold as a single
               package.  We refer to these  licenses  as TSLs.  Assuming  all
               other  revenue  recognition  criteria  are met,  we  typically
               recognize TSL revenue ratably over the term of the license and
               maintenance  period as the fair  value of  maintenance  is not
               known.

               We recognize  revenue from  contracts  with  extended  payment
               terms as the lesser of amounts due and payable,  or the amount
               of the  arrangement fee that would have been recognized if the
               fee were fixed or  determinable.  We  recognize  revenue  from
               contracts with the rights to unspecified  additional  software
               products ratably over the contract term. We recognize  revenue
               from  TSLs  that  include  both  extended  payment  terms  and
               unspecified  additional  software  products,  and that are not
               considered to be fixed or  determinable,  in an amount that is
               the lesser of amounts due and  payable or the ratable  portion
               of the entire fee. In all of these  cases,  we  recognize  the
               maintenance portion ratably over the contract term.

          o    Product  revenue  consists  primarily  of fees  from  sales of
               perpetual  licenses.  Assuming all other  revenue  recognition
               criteria are met, we recognize  license revenue from perpetual
               licenses upon delivery using the residual method.

          o    Services  revenue  consists  of  fees  for  consulting  services,
               training and maintenance  associated with perpetual licenses.  We
               generally recognize revenue from consulting and training services
               as they  are  performed.  We  generally  recognize  revenue  from
               maintenance  associated with perpetual  licenses ratably over the
               maintenance  term.  Maintenance  sold with perpetual  licenses is
               generally   renewable,   after  any  bundled  maintenance  period
               expires,  in one-year  increments  for a fixed  percentage of the
               perpetual list price. Since the second quarter of fiscal 2002, we
               have  calculated  the price of maintenance as a percentage of the
               net license fee for certain  customers  that  purchase  perpetual
               licenses  in  excess  of $2.0  million,  resulting  in  different
               maintenance charges for different  customers.  In general,  under
               this method,  the price of maintenance for these  customers,  and
               therefore  the  services  revenue  from  arrangements  with these
               customers,  has been substantially  lower than it would have been
               if we had  calculated  maintenance  as a fixed  percentage of the
               perpetual price.


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    Customers  occasionally  request the right to convert their existing TSLs to
perpetual  licenses.  These requests  generally  occur toward the end of the TSL
term.  Customers  pay an  incremental  fee to  convert  the  TSL to a  perpetual
license,  which we recognize upon contract  signing,  assuming all other revenue
recognition  criteria have been met, in accordance with AICPA Technical Practice
Aid (TPA)  5100.74.  In some  situations,  the contract  converting the TSL to a
perpetual  license is modified (e.g.  new  technology,  a significant  change in
total  technology under license,  a substantial  increase or decrease in license
fees, modified  reconfiguration  rights, etc.) such that the TSL contract has in
substance been  terminated and replaced with a new perpetual  license.  In these
situations,  we  account  for  all of the  arrangement  fees as a new  sale  and
recognize revenue when all other revenue recognition  criteria have been met. We
have a policy that defines the  circumstances  under which such transactions are
accounted for as a new perpetual license sale. Our policy incorporates  elements
such as length of the original TSL, the  remaining  TSL term,  the extent of the
increase  or  decrease  in the total  technology  under  license,  the change in
payment terms, and other pertinent factors.

    We make significant judgments related to revenue recognition.  Specifically,
in connection with each  transaction  involving our products  (referred to as an
"arrangement"  in the  accounting  literature),  we must evaluate  whether:  (i)
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred,  (iii)
our fee is "fixed or determinable,"  and (iv)  "collectibility  is probable." We
apply these criteria as discussed below.

          o    Persuasive  Evidence  of an  Arrangement  Exists.  Our  customary
               practice  is to have a  written  contract,  signed  by  both  the
               customer and us, or a purchase  order from those  customers  that
               have   previously   negotiated   a  standard   end-user   license
               arrangement or volume  purchase  agreement,  prior to recognizing
               revenue on an arrangement.

          o    Delivery  Has  Occurred.  We deliver  software  to our  customers
               physically  or  electronically.   For  physical  deliveries,  our
               standard  transfer  terms are typically FOB shipping  point.  For
               electronic  deliveries,  delivery  occurs  when  we  provide  the
               customer  access codes that allow the customer to take  immediate
               possession of the software on its hardware.

          o    The Fee is  Fixed  or  Determinable.  Our  determination  that an
               arrangement fee is fixed or determinable  depends  principally on
               the  arrangement's  payment  terms.  Our  historical,   customary
               payment  terms require 75% or more of the  arrangement  fee to be
               paid within one year or less.  Where these terms apply, we regard
               the fee as fixed or  determinable  and we recognize  revenue upon
               delivery of software (assuming other revenue recognition criteria
               are met).  Arrangements  with payment terms extending  beyond the
               customary  payment  terms  are  considered  not  to be  fixed  or
               determinable.  We then recognize revenue in each quarter (subject
               to  application  of other  revenue  recognition  criteria) as the
               lesser of the  aggregate of amounts due and payable or the amount
               of the  arrangement  fee that would have been  recognized  if the
               fees had been fixed or  determinable.  A determination of whether
               the  arrangement  fee is fixed or  determinable  is  particularly
               relevant to revenue recognition on perpetual licenses.

          o    Collectibility is Probable.  To recognize revenue,  we must judge
               collectibility  of  the  arrangement  fees,  which  we  do  on  a
               customer-by-customer  basis pursuant to our credit review policy.
               We  typically  sell to  customers  with whom we have a history of
               successful  collection.  For  a new  customer,  we  evaluate  the
               customer's  financial  position and ability to pay, and typically
               assign a credit  limit  based on that  review.  We  increase  the
               credit  limit  only  after  we  have   established  a  successful
               collection history with the customer. If we determine at any time
               that  collectibility is not probable based upon our credit review
               process, we recognize revenue on a cash-collected basis.




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Valuation of Strategic Investments

    We review our  investments in non-public  companies on a quarterly basis and
estimate the amount of any impairment  incurred  during the current period based
on a specific  analysis of each  investment,  considering  the activities of and
events  occurring  at each of the  underlying  portfolio  companies  during  the
quarter. Our portfolio companies operate in industries that are rapidly evolving
and extremely competitive.  For equity investments in non-public companies where
market  value  is not  readily  determinable,  we  assess  each  investment  for
indicators of impairment at each quarter end based  primarily on  achievement of
business plan objectives and current market conditions, among other factors, and
information available to us at the time of assessment. The primary business plan
objectives  we  consider  include  achievement  of  planned  financial  results,
completion  of capital  raising  activities,  the launching of  technology,  the
hiring of key  employees  and the portfolio  company's  overall  progress on its
business plan. If we determine an investment in a portfolio company is impaired,
absent quantitative valuation metrics management estimates the impairment and/or
the net  realizable  value of the  portfolio  investment  based on  public-  and
private-company  market  comparable  information  and  valuations  completed for
companies similar to our portfolio  companies.  Future adverse changes in market
conditions,   poor  operating  results  of  underlying   investments  and  other
information  obtained after our quarterly  assessment could result in additional
losses or an inability to recover the current  carrying value of the investments
thereby requiring a further impairment charge in the future.

Allowance For Doubtful Accounts

     Management  estimates  the  collectibility  of  accounts  receivable  on an
account-by-account  basis, and establishes a specific reserve for any particular
receivable when we determine  collectibility  is not probable.  In addition,  we
provide a general  reserve on all accounts  receivable,  which we calculate as a
percentage,   determined   within  a  specified  range  of  percentages  of  the
outstanding  balance in each aged group.  In  determining  this  percentage,  we
specifically  analyze  accounts  receivable and historical bad debt  experience,
customer  creditworthiness,  current  economic trends,  international  exposures
(such as currency  devaluation),  and changes in our customer  payment  terms to
evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful  accounts.  If the financial
condition  of our  customers  deteriorates,  impairing  their  ability  to  make
payments, we may need to establish additional allowances.

Income Taxes

     The relative  proportions  of our  domestic and foreign  revenue and income
directly affect our effective tax rate. We are also subject to changing tax laws
in the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate. As of April 30, 2003, current
net deferred tax assets and long-term  liabilities  totaled  $270.1  million and
$31.2  million,  respectively.  We believe it is more  likely  than not that our
results of future operations will generate  sufficient taxable income to utilize
our net deferred tax assets.  While we have considered future taxable income and
ongoing  prudent and feasible tax planning  strategies in assessing the need for
any valuation allowance,  if we determine we would not be able to realize all or
part of our net deferred tax assets in the future,  we would charge to income an
adjustment to the deferred tax assets in the period we make that determination.

Valuation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

    We periodically evaluate our intangible assets for indications of impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may
not be recoverable.  Intangible assets consist of purchased technology, contract
rights  intangible,   customer  installed  base/relationships,   trademarks  and
tradenames, covenants not to compete, customer backlog and capitalized software.
Factors we consider  important which could trigger an impairment  review include
significant  under-performance  relative to  expected  historical  or  projected
future operating  results,  significant  changes in the manner of our use of the
acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business or significant negative
industry or economic trends. If this evaluation  indicates that the value of the
intangible asset may be impaired, we make an assessment of the recoverability of
the net carrying  value of the asset over its  remaining  useful  life.  If this
assessment indicates that the intangible asset is not recoverable,  based on the



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estimated  undiscounted  future cash flows of the acquired  entity or technology
over the remaining amortization period, we will reduce the net carrying value of
the  related  intangible  asset  to fair  value  and may  adjust  the  remaining
amortization  period.  Any such impairment charge could be significant and could
have a material adverse effect on our reported financial statements.

     We periodically  evaluate goodwill for an indication of impairment whenever
events or changes in  circumstances  indicate that the carrying value may not be
recoverable.  At a minimum,  we complete  this  evaluation on an annual basis in
accordance  with Statement of Financial  Standards No. 142 (SFAS 142),  Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets. If this evaluation  indicates that the value of the
goodwill  may be  impaired,  we  make an  assessment  of the  impairment  of the
goodwill using the two step method  prescribed by SFAS 142. Any such  impairment
charge  could be  significant  and could have a material  adverse  effect on our
reported financial statements.

Results of Operations

     Adoption of Subscription  Licenses;  Impact on Revenue. Prior to the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2000,  we  principally  licensed  our  software via  perpetual
licenses and "term" licenses (a type of time-based  license),  with  maintenance
purchased separately.  We generally recognize revenue from these licenses in the
quarter  we ship  the  product  (or "up  front"),  and  recognize  revenue  from
maintenance ratably over the support period.

    In the fourth  quarter of fiscal 2000,  we  discontinued  term  licenses and
introduced  technology  subscription  licenses (TSLs). A TSL is a license to use
one or more of our  software  products  for a  specified  period  of time and to
receive support  services (such as hotline support and updates) for a concurrent
period of time. Since products and maintenance are bundled in TSLs, we generally
recognize  both  product and service  TSL revenue  ratably  over the term of the
license, or, if later, as payments become due. Accordingly, when a customer buys
a TSL, we recognize  relatively  little  revenue during the quarter we initially
deliver the product.  We either  record the remaining  amount not  recognized as
deferred  revenue on our balance sheet,  or consider it operational or financial
backlog  and do not  record it on the  balance  sheet.  The amount  recorded  as
deferred revenue is equal to the portion of the license fee invoiced or paid but
not  recognized.  The amount  considered  backlog  moves out of  backlog  and is
recorded as deferred  revenue when invoiced or as additional  payments are made.
We reduce  deferred  revenue as we recognize  revenue.  Because under  perpetual
licenses,  we recognize a high  proportion of all license revenue in the quarter
we  deliver  the  product,  a TSL  order  will  result  in  significantly  lower
current-period  revenue  than an  equal-sized  order for a  perpetual  or a term
license.  Conversely,  an  order  for a  TSL  will  result  in  higher  revenues
recognized in future periods than an  equal-sized  order for a perpetual or term
license.  For example,  a $120,000 order for a perpetual  license will result in
$120,000  of revenue  recognized  in the  quarter  the product is shipped and no
revenue  in future  quarters.  The same  order for a 3-year  TSL  shipped at the
beginning  of the quarter  will result in $10,000 of revenue  recognized  in the
quarter the product is shipped and in each of the 11 succeeding quarters.

    On an aggregate basis,  introducing TSLs has had, and will continue to have,
a significant impact on our reported revenue. When we adopted TSLs in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2000,  our reported  revenue  dropped  significantly.  In each
quarter since  adoption,  our ratable  revenue has grown as TSL orders  received
each quarter  contribute  revenue that is "layered" over the revenue  recognized
from TSL orders received in prior quarters.  This effect will repeat itself each
quarter in varying  degrees  until the TSL model is fully phased in; during this
transition  period  ratable  revenue  will  continue to grow even if the overall
level of TSL orders does not grow,  and could grow even if the overall  level of
TSL  orders  declines.  The phase in period  of the TSL  model is  difficult  to
predict.  Since our  introduction  of TSLs,  the average TSL  duration  has been
approximately 13 quarters.  Therefore, absent any acquisitions,  the model would
have  been  substantially  phased  in by the  end of  fiscal  2003.  The  Avant!
acquisition  extended  the phase in period  due to  Avant!'s  heavier  weighting
towards  perpetual  licenses.  The phase in could be  further  extended  to some
extent by any future acquisitions we make of companies whose license mix is more
heavily weighted toward perpetual licenses than ours. Over the long term, as the
TSL model becomes more fully phased in,  average  revenue  growth should closely
track average orders growth.



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    Synopsys'  revenue in any given quarter depends upon the volume of perpetual
orders  shipped  during the quarter,  the amount of TSL revenue  amortized  from
deferred  revenue (or recognized out of backlog from TSL licenses shipped during
a prior quarter),  and, to a small degree,  the amount of revenue  recognized on
TSL orders received during the quarter. We set our revenue targets for any given
period based,  in part,  upon an assumption that we will achieve a certain level
of orders and a certain  license mix of perpetual  licenses and TSLs. The actual
mix of licenses sold in any quarter, and more precisely, the amount of perpetual
licenses  sold  during the  quarter,  affects the  revenue we  recognize  in the
period. If we achieve the target level of total orders but are unable to achieve
our target license mix, we may fall short of our revenue  targets (if TSL orders
are higher than expected),  or may exceed them (if perpetual licenses are higher
than  expected).  If we achieve the target  license mix but the overall level of
orders is below the target level, then we will not meet our revenue targets.

    The precise mix of orders is subject to substantial fluctuation in any given
quarter or multiple quarter periods.  Our historical  license order mix from our
adoption of TSLs in August 2000 to the present has been 23%  perpetual  licenses
and 77% ratable licenses,  although the percentage of perpetual  licenses in any
given quarter has been as high as 28% and as low as 13%. The license mix for the
three  months  ended April 30, 2003 was 26%  perpetual  licenses and 74% TSLs as
compared to 21%  perpetual  licenses  and 79% TSLs for the same period in fiscal
2002.  Our target  license mix for new software  orders for the third quarter of
fiscal 2003 is 20% to 25%  perpetual  licenses and 75% to 80% ratable  licenses.
Our target  license  mix for new  software  orders for fiscal 2003 is 20% to 25%
perpetual licenses and 75% to 80% ratable licenses.

Revenue

    Total  revenue for the three  months ended April 30, 2003  increased  57% to
$292.0 million as compared to $185.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2002.
Total  revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2003  increased  55% to $560.2
million as compared to $361.2  million for the same period in fiscal  2002.  The
increase in total revenue in the current  periods is primarily due to the Avant!
acquisition in June 2002, to the additional  quarters that the TSL license model
has been in  effect  and to  significant  product  revenue  from  the our  Japan
operations  during the second quarter of fiscal 2003. For the three months ended
April 30,  2003 our  operations  in Japan  contributed  $102.1  million to total
revenue,  as compared to $17.0  million for the same period in fiscal 2002.  The
increased  contribution  from Japan was due  principally  to the  renewal of our
license  arrangements  with  many  of our  largest  Japanese  customers  and the
relatively  high  proportion  of  Japanese  customers  who  purchased  perpetual
licenses.  We expect the contribution  from Japan to return to historical levels
in the third quarter and beyond.

    Ratable  license revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2003 increased
119% to $148.1  million as  compared  to $67.6  million  for the same  period in
fiscal  2002.  Ratable  license  revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2003
increased  115% to $289.3  million as  compared  to $134.5  million for the same
period in fiscal  2002.  The increase in ratable  license  revenue is due to the
additional  quarters  that  the TSL  license  model  has  been  used  and to the
increased volume of ratable license sales resulting from the Avant! merger.

    Product  revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2003  increased 57% to
$82.0  million as compared to $52.3  million for the same period in fiscal 2002.
Product  revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2003 increased 49% to $136.5
million as compared to $91.8  million  for the same period in fiscal  2002.  The
increase  in  product  revenue  is  primarily  due to the  increased  volume  of
perpetual licenses  resulting from the Avant!  merger delivered during the three
and six month periods as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2002. During the
second  quarter  of  fiscal  2002,  we  began  offering   variable   maintenance
arrangements to certain customers that entered into perpetual license technology
arrangements  in  excess  of $2.0  million.  These  arrangements  accounted  for
approximately  89% and 78% of our  product  sales for the  three and six  months
ended April 30, 2003, respectively, as compared to approximately 56% and 32% for
the same periods in fiscal 2002, respectively.

    Service  revenue for the three months  ended April 30, 2003  decreased 6% to
$62.0  million as compared to $65.8  million for the same period in fiscal 2002.
Service revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2003 remained relatively flat
at $134.4  million as compared  to $134.9  million for the same period in fiscal
2002. The decline in service  revenue is due to several  factors we believe will


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result in a continued year-over-year decline in service revenue during the third
and fourth quarters of fiscal 2003.  First,  our new licenses are  predominately
TSLs rather than perpetual licenses.  With TSLs, maintenance is bundled with the
software and recognized as ratable license revenue, not service revenue.

    Second,  our  introduction of variable  maintenance in the second quarter of
fiscal 2002 for technology commitments in excess of $2.0 million has resulted in
substantially  lower  maintenance  fees on  these  licenses  than  on  perpetual
licenses with  maintenance  rates  calculated as a fixed  percentage of the list
price.

    Third,  economic conditions have negatively  affected,  and will continue to
negatively  affect our service  revenue.  Some  customers  have sought to reduce
their costs by curtailing  their use of outside  consultants or by discontinuing
maintenance on their perpetual licenses. As a result, both new consulting orders
and  maintenance  renewal  orders have been,  and are expected to continue to be
lower in fiscal 2003 than they were in fiscal 2002.  Customers have also reduced
expenditures on training,  which has accordingly  reduced revenue from training.
We expect these  conditions to continue at least until research and  development
spending by the semiconductor industry recovers.

    Revenue  Seasonality.  Orders and revenue are typically  lowest in our first
fiscal quarter and highest in our fourth fiscal quarter, with a material decline
between the fourth  quarter of one fiscal year and the first quarter of the next
fiscal  year.  The  difference  in  revenue  is driven  largely by the volume of
perpetual  licenses we ship during the quarter,  which,  following  the seasonal
pattern of overall  orders,  typically  declines from the fourth  quarter to the
first quarter.

    Revenue - Product Groups. For management reporting purposes, we organize our
products into four distinct product groups - Design Implementation, Verification
and Test, Design Analysis, Intellectual Property (IP) and Professional Services.
The following table  summarizes the license and associated  maintenance  revenue
attributable  to these groups as a percentage of total  Company  revenue for the
last eight  quarters.  Revenue from  companies or products  acquired  during the
periods covered are included from the original  acquisition date through the end
of the  period.  As a result of the Avant!  merger,  we  redefined  our  product
groups,  effective  in the third  quarter of fiscal 2002.  We have  reclassified
prior period amounts to reflect this  reclassification  and provide a consistent
presentation.




                          Q2-2003   Q1-2003    Q4-2002   Q3-2002    Q2-2002    Q1-2002   Q4-2001    Q3-2001
                         ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
                                                                           
Revenue

  Design Implementation      49%        44%       46%        44%      42%         40%        42%       39%
  Verification and Test      24         26        26         27       34          38         34        34
  Design Analysis            21         20        19         17        6           6          6         6
  IP                          4          6         5          5        9           8          9        10
  Professional Services       2          4         4          7        9           8          9        11
                         ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
   Total Company            100%       100%      100%       100%     100%        100%       100%      100%
                         ========== ========= ========== ========= ========== ========== ========= ==========



    Design  Implementation.  Design  Implementation  includes  products  used to
design a chip from a high level functional description to a complete description
of the  transistors  and  connections  that implement such functions that can be
delivered to a semiconductor  company for manufacturing.  Design  Implementation
technologies  include logic synthesis,  physical  synthesis,  floor planning and
place-and-route  products  and  technologies.  Our  principal  products  in this
category  at April 30,  2003  were  Design  Compiler,  Physical  Compiler,  Chip
Architect,  Floorplan  Compiler,  Jupiter,  Apollo and Astro. As a percentage of
total  revenue,  Design  Implementation  fluctuated  between  39% and 49% in the
period  from the third  quarter of fiscal  2001  through  the second  quarter of
fiscal 2003.  Between any two quarters,  this  percentage may fluctuate based on
the  configuration  of perpetual  license  orders  received  during the quarter.
During  the  eight  quarter  period,  however,  Design  Implementation  products
generally  increased as a percentage  of total  revenue  reflecting  our growing
portfolio of Design Implementation products during the period, most notably with
the Avant! merger, the addition of Apollo and Astro to our product portfolio and
the introduction of Physical Compiler.

    Verification  and Test.  Verification  and Test  includes  products used for
verification and analysis performed at the system level, register transfer level
and gate  level  of  design,  including  simulation,  system  level  design  and



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verification,  timing analysis, formal verification,  test and related products.
Our  principal  products in this  category  are VCS,  Polaris,  Vera,  PathMill,
CoCentric System Studio,  PrimeTime,  Formality,  Design Verifyer, DFT Compiler,
TetraMax and SoCBIST, which are used in several different phases of chip design.
As a percentage of total revenue,  revenue from this product  family  fluctuated
between 24% and 38% in the period from the third  quarter of fiscal 2001 through
the  second  quarter  of fiscal  2003,  principally  attributable  to the mix of
perpetual  versus TSL orders received for  Verification and Test products during
any given quarter.  Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2002,  Verification
and Test revenues as a percent of total company revenue were lower,  principally
because the former Avant!  products  included few verification  products and may
also be due to price competition in the market for logic simulation products.

    Design Analysis. Design Analysis includes products used for verification and
analysis performed  principally  during the physical  verification phase of chip
design,  including  analog and mixed  signal  circuit  simulation,  design  rule
checking,  power analysis,  customer design,  semiconductor process modeling and
reliability  analysis.  Our  principal  products in this  category  are NanoSim,
StarSim, HSPICE, StarRC, Arcadia, TCAD, Hercules, Venus, Proteus, PrimePower and
Cosmos. The increase in revenue from this product group as a percentage of total
revenue  increased  from a steady  level of 6% to 17% in the  third  quarter  of
fiscal 2002  primarily due to the Avant!  acquisition,  as the products added to
our Design Analysis category  represented the second largest portion of Avant!'s
revenue before the acquisition,  after design  implementation  tools. We believe
that the  continued  increase in  contribution  from these  products  since that
quarter  primarily  reflects  customers'  growing  acceptance of design analysis
technologies to address their design challenges.

    Intellectual  Property. Our IP products include the DesignWare library of IC
design components and verification  models,  and products acquired in the merger
with inSilicon in September 2002. As a percentage of total revenue, revenue from
this product group was  relatively  stable from the third quarter of fiscal 2001
through the second quarter of fiscal 2002, reflecting growth consistent with our
average.  Beginning  in the  third  quarter  of fiscal  2002,  IP  revenue  as a
percentage  of total  revenue  decreased  principally  because the former Avant!
products included few IP offerings.

    Professional  Services.  The Professional Services group includes consulting
and training  activities.  This group provides  consulting  services,  including
design methodology  assistance,  specialized  telecommunications  systems design
services and turnkey design. As a percentage of total revenue, revenue from this
product group has declined from 11% in the third quarter of fiscal 2001 to 2% in
the second quarter of fiscal 2003,  reflecting the fact that Avant! did not have
a  significant  professional  services  business  and, as described  above under
"Revenue," the impact of the economic environment.

Cost of Revenue

     Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the three months
ended  April 30,  2003 was 20% as  compared to 19% for the same period in fiscal
2002.  Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the six months
ended  April 30,  2003 was 21% as  compared to 19% for the same period in fiscal
2002. These results occurred even though  amortization of intangible  assets and
deferred  stock  compensation  increased as a percentage of total revenue due to
the  increase in quarterly  amortization  of deferred  revenue and  backlog,  an
inherent  result  of the  ratable  license  model;  other  cost  of  goods  sold
components  remained  relatively  stable. Our total product costs are relatively
fixed and do not fluctuate  significantly  with changes in revenue or changes in
revenue recognition methods.

     The dollar  increase  in total cost of revenue for the three  months  ended
April 30, 2003 to $59.4 million as compared to $34.4 million for the same period
in  fiscal  2002  is due to an  increase  in  amortization  of  contract  rights
intangible  and   core/developed   technology   recorded  as  a  result  of  our
acquisitions  in fiscal  2003 and 2002.  The  dollar  increase  in total cost of
revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2003 to $118.7 million as compared to
$69.6  million  for the same  period in  fiscal  2002 is due to an  increase  in
amortization  of  contract  rights  intangible  and  core/developed   technology
recorded as a result of our  acquisitions  in fiscal  2003 and 2002,  additional
royalties of $1.5 million and other special termination  benefits,  as discussed
below under "Work Force Reduction," of $1.2 million.



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     Cost of  revenue  amortization  of  intangible  assets and  deferred  stock
compensation  includes  the  amortization  of  the  contract  rights  intangible
associated  with certain  executory  contracts  related to the  acquisitions  of
Avant!,   inSilicon  and  Numerical,  and  the  amortization  of  core/developed
technology related to the acquisitions of Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design. Total
amortization  of  intangible  assets  included in cost of revenues for the three
months ended April 30, 2003 was $24.3 million,  which includes $19.2 million and
$5.0  million for  core/developed  technology  and contract  rights  intangible,
respectively.  Total  amortization  of  intangible  assets  included  in cost of
revenues  for the six  months  ended  April 30,  2003 was $45.1  million,  which
includes  $35.4  million and $9.4  million  for  core/developed  technology  and
contract rights intangible, respectively.

Work Force Reduction

    We reduced  our  workforce  during the first  quarter of fiscal 2003 and the
second quarter of fiscal 2002. The purpose was to reduce  expenses by decreasing
the number of employees in all departments in domestic and foreign locations. As
a result,  we decreased  our  workforce by  approximately  200 and 175 employees
during the first  quarter of fiscal 2003 and the second  quarter of fiscal 2002,
respectively.  The associated charge for the six months ended April 30, 2003 was
$4.4 million as compared to $3.9 million for the same period in fiscal 2002. The
charge  consists of  severance  and other  special  termination  benefits and is
reflected  in the  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  statement  of  income  as
follows:



                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED             SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                    APRIL 30,                     APRIL 30,
                                           ----------------------------- ----------------------------
                                                2003          2002            2003           2002
                                           ------------ ---------------  -------------- -------------
                                                               (in thousands)
                                                                          
Cost of revenue                            $         --  $        678   $      1,167   $        678
Research and development                             --         1,081          1,388          1,081
Sales and marketing                                  --         1,078          1,239          1,078
General and administrative                           --         1,033            630          1,033
                                           ------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Total                                      $         --  $      3,870   $      4,424   $      3,870
                                           ============= ============== ============== ==============



Research and Development

     Research and development expenses for the three months ended April 30, 2003
increased  47% to $68.6 million as compared to $46.6 million for the same period
in fiscal 2002. The increase consists primarily of $14.4 million in research and
development  personnel and related costs as a result of  acquisitions  in fiscal
2002 and 2003, and $7.6 million in human resources,  information  technology and
facilities costs as a result of the increased research and development staffing.

     Research and  development  expenses for the six months ended April 30, 2003
increased 43% to $135.9 million as compared to $95.4 million for the same period
in fiscal 2002. The increase consists primarily of $23.5 million in research and
development  personnel and related costs as a result of  acquisitions  in fiscal
2002 and 2003, and $15.0 million in increased  allocations  of human  resources,
information  technology  and facilities  costs to research and  development as a
result of the increase in research and development  headcount as a percentage of
total headcount.

Sales and Marketing

    Sales and  marketing  expenses  for the three  months  ended  April 30, 2003
increased  28% to $81.0 million as compared to $63.2 million for the same period
in fiscal 2002. The increase  consists  primarily of $18.4 million in additional
sales and marketing  personnel and related costs as a result of  acquisitions in
fiscal 2002 and 2003.

    Sales and  marketing  expenses  for the six  months  ended  April  30,  2003
increased  24% to $152.2  million as  compared  to $123.0  million  for the same
period in fiscal 2002.  The  increase  consists  primarily  of $29.5  million in



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additional  sales  and  marketing  personnel  and  related  costs as a result of
acquisitions in fiscal 2002 and 2003.

General and Administrative

    General and  administrative  expenses  for the three  months ended April 30,
2003  increased  38% to $24.2  million as compared to $17.5 million for the same
period in fiscal  2002.  The  increase  consists  primarily  of $5.2  million in
additional general and administrative personnel and related costs as a result of
acquisitions  in fiscal 2002 and 2003,  $2.0 million in facilities  costs,  $1.9
million in bad debt expense and $1.5 million in  depreciation on upgrades to our
information technology infrastructure. These increases were offset by a decrease
of $5.4 million in  allocations  of human  resources,  technology and facilities
costs to  general  and  administrative  expenses  as a result of a  decrease  in
general and administrative headcount as a percentage of total headcount.

    General and administrative  expenses for the six months ended April 30, 2003
increased  29% to $46.8 million as compared to $36.2 million for the same period
in fiscal 2002.  The increase  consists  primarily of $7.6 million in additional
general  and  administrative   personnel  and  related  costs  as  a  result  of
acquisitions since the last half of fiscal 2002, $3.8 million in depreciation on
upgrades  to  our  information  technology   infrastructure,   $2.8  million  in
facilities costs, $1.9 million in maintenance  agreements covering more software
and  computing  equipment  due to  acquisitions  in fiscal  2002 and 2003 and an
increase  in  litigation  expenses  relating  to certain  legal  actions.  These
increases  were offset by a decrease  of $9.8  million in  allocations  of human
resources,  technology  and  facilities  costs  to  general  and  administrative
expenses as a result of a decrease in general and administrative  headcount as a
percentage of total headcount.

In-Process Research and Development

    Purchased  in-process  research and development (IPRD) for the three and six
months ended April 30, 2003 was $18.3  million and  represents  the write-off of
in-process  technologies  associated with our  acquisition of Numerical.  At the
date of the acquisition,  the projects  associated with the IPRD efforts had not
yet reached  technological  feasibility  and the  research  and  development  in
process had no alternative future uses. Accordingly, this amount was expensed on
the  acquisition  date.  There were no  acquisitions  during the same periods in
fiscal 2002.

Amortization of Intangible Assets and Deferred Stock Compensation

     Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation  includes
the  amortization  of  trademarks,   trade  names,  customer  relationships  and
covenants not-to-compete and is included in operating expenses as follows:


                                                  THREE MONTHS ENDED             SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                      APRIL 30,                     APRIL 30,
                                           ----------------------------- -----------------------------
                                                2003           2002           2003           2002
                                           ------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
                                                                   (in thousands)
                                                                          
Intangible assets                          $      8,016  $        464   $     14,816   $        616
Deferred stock compensation                       1,153            --          2,343             --
Goodwill                                             --         3,892             --          7,784
                                           ------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Total                                      $      9,169  $      4,356   $     17,159   $      8,400
                                           ============= ============== ============== ==============



     The increase in amortization  of intangible  assets is due primarily to the
acquisitions  since fiscal 2002 and 2003 and is offset by a decrease in goodwill
amortization as a result of the adoption of SFAS 142.




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    The following table presents the estimated  future  amortization of deferred
stock compensation (in thousands):

                   Fiscal Year
                   2003 - remainder of fiscal year          $      2,551
                   2004                                            4,141
                   2005                                            2,800
                   2006                                            1,057
                   2007 and thereafter                               295
                                                            --------------
                   Total estimated future amortization of
                     deferred stock compensation            $     10,844
                                                            ==============

Other Income, Net

    Other income, net for the three months ended April 30, 2003 was $7.5 million
and consisted  primarily of the  following:  (i) realized gain on investments of
$3.9 million; (ii) rental income of $2.7 million;  (iii) interest income of $1.1
million;  (iv) amortization of premium forwards and foreign currency forwards of
$1.0  million;  and (v)  impairment  charges  related to  certain  assets in our
venture portfolio of $1.1 million.

    Other  income,  net for the three  months  ended  April  30,  2002 was $11.2
million  and  consisted  primarily  of  the  following:  (i)  realized  gain  on
investments of $6.9 million; (ii) rental income of $2.4 million;  (iii) interest
income  of  $2.3  million;  (iv) a net  gain  of  $3.1  million  related  to the
termination fee for the IKOS agreement net of costs incurred; and (v) impairment
charges related to certain assets in our venture portfolio of $3.5 million.

    Other income,  net for the six months ended April 30, 2003 was $16.7 million
and consisted  primarily of the  following:  (i) realized gain on investments of
$11.5 million; (ii) rental income of $5.2 million; (iii) interest income of $2.3
million;  (iv) amortization of premium forwards and foreign currency forwards of
$2.1 million;  (v) impairment  charges  related to certain assets in our venture
portfolio  of $2.1  million;  and (vi) other  miscellaneous  expenses  including
foreign exchange gains and losses recognized during the quarter of $2.3 million.

    Other income,  net for the six months ended April 30, 2002 was $22.3 million
and consisted  primarily of the  following:  (i) realized gain on investments of
$13.5 million; (ii) rental income of $4.8 million; (iii) interest income of $4.5
million;  (iv) a net gain of $3.1 million related to the termination fee for the
IKOS  agreement net of costs  incurred;  and (v) impairment  charges  related to
certain assets in our venture portfolio of $3.5 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

    Cash, cash equivalents and short-term  investments  decreased $22.6 million,
or 5%, to $392.1  million at April 30, 2003 from  $414.7  million at October 31,
2002.  Cash provided by operations  was $151.5  million for the six months ended
April 30, 2003.  Cash was provided by net income  adjusted for non-cash  related
items and for cash flows related to hedging activities, partially offset by cash
used for changes in working capital  balances,  including  decreases in accounts
payables and accrued  liabilities and increases in receivables  partially offset
by deferred revenue.  Accounts  receivable and deferred revenue increased due to
the timing of  installment  billings to  customers  on  long-term  arrangements.
Accounts  payable and accrued  liabilities  decreased as a result of payments of
merger-related accruals,  commissions and year-end bonuses,  partially offset by
year-to-date accruals.

    Cash used in  investing  activities  was $189.1  million  for the six months
ended April 30, 2003 as compared to cash  provided by  investing  activities  of
$144.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2002. The decrease in cash provided
by  investing  activities  of $333.7  million is  primarily  due to two factors.
During  the six  months  ended  April 30,  2003,  we spent  $162.5  million  for
acquisitions,  net of cash received from the acquired  companies.  There were no
acquisitions during the six months ended April 30, 2002. Net purchases of short-
and  long-term  investments  totaled $5.6 million for the six months ended April
30,  2003 as  compared  to net  proceeds  from  sales of  short-  and  long-term



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investments of $172.0 million for the same period in fiscal 2002.  This decrease
in cash provided in investing  activities  was offset by a decrease in cash used
for capital expenditures.  Capital expenditures totaled $19.7 million during the
six months ended April 30, 2003 as compared to $26.5 million for the same period
in fiscal 2002. The prior period included  expenses for the  construction of our
Oregon   facilities   and  for  computing   equipment  to  upgrade  our  systems
infrastructure; these projects were completed in fiscal 2002.

    Cash used in financing  activities was $4.4 million for the six months ended
April 30, 2003 as compared to cash  provided by  financing  activities  of $76.4
million for the same period in fiscal  2002.  The  decrease of $80.8  million in
cash  provided by financing  activities  is primarily  due to the  repurchase of
treasury  stock of $67.8 million during the six months ended April 30, 2003, and
a decrease in proceeds  from the sale of shares  pursuant to our employee  stock
option plans.  We did not  repurchase  any treasury  stock during the six months
ended April 30, 2002.

    Accounts receivable, net of allowances,  increased $38.8 million, or 19%, to
$246.0 million at April 30, 2003 from $207.2  million at October 31, 2002.  Days
sales outstanding,  calculated based on revenues for the most recent quarter and
accounts receivable at the balance sheet date, increased to 77 days at April 30,
2003 from 61 days at October 31, 2002. The increase in days sales outstanding is
due to a decrease in total  revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2003 as
compared to the three months ended  October 31, 2002 and an increase in accounts
receivable due to the timing of  installment  billings to customers on long-term
arrangements.

    On March 1, 2003, we completed our  acquisition  of Numerical  Technologies,
Inc. We paid  Numerical  common stock holders $7.00 in cash in exchange for each
share of Numerical  common stock owned as of the merger date,  or  approximately
$240.7  million in total.  We paid for  Numerical  common stock out of our cash,
cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Factors That May Affect Future Results

Continued  weakness  in  the  semiconductor  and  electronics   businesses  will
negatively impact our business.

     Synopsys' business depends on the semiconductor and electronics industries.
During 2001 and 2002, these industries  experienced steep declines in orders and
revenue.  Although there have been some positive indicators in the semiconductor
and  electronics  industries  in late  2002 and  early  2003,  recovery  remains
uncertain and subject to  significant  risks.  Continuation  or worsening of the
current conditions in the semiconductor and electronics  industries or continued
consolidation  among our customers  would have a material  adverse effect on our
financial results.

     Customers  continue to report a  significant  lack of  visibility  in their
businesses, which has affected their buying behavior. Customers are scrutinizing
their purchases of electronic  design  automation (EDA) software very carefully.
In addition,  they are  increasingly  demanding,  and we have granted,  extended
payment terms on their purchases, negatively affecting our cash flow.

     Demand  for  EDA  products  depends  largely  upon  new  design  starts  by
semiconductor  manufacturers and their customers,  the increasing  complexity of
designs and the number of design engineers. Since the beginning of 2001, several
developments  have  negatively  impacted  our  orders  and  revenue:   (i)  many
semiconductor  and  electronics  companies  have  cancelled  or deferred  design
projects and reduced their design engineering  staffs; (ii) the formation of new
companies engaged in semiconductor design,  traditionally an important source of
new  business  for us, has  slowed  significantly;  and (iii) a small  number of
existing  customers  have  gone  out  of  business,  while  others  have  had to
substantially curtail their operations. To the extent these conditions continue,
our business,  operating results and financial  condition will be materially and
adversely affected.

     Further,  partnerships  and/or mergers in the semiconductor and electronics
industries  may also  negatively  affect  demand for our products and  services.



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Given  current  market  conditions,  the rate of mergers  and  acquisitions  may
increase during the remainder of 2003, which could reduce the aggregate level of
purchases of our products and services by the companies involved.

Our revenue and earnings may fluctuate,  which could cause our financial results
not to meet expectations.

    Many factors affect our revenue and earnings, making it difficult to predict
revenue and earnings for any given fiscal  period.  Accordingly,  our  financial
results may not meet  investor and analyst  expectations,  which could cause our
stock price to decline. Among these factors are customer demand, product license
terms, and the timing of revenue recognition on products and services sold.

    The following are some of the specific factors that could affect our revenue
and earnings in a particular quarter or over several fiscal periods:

o    Due to the complexity of our products, customers spend a great deal of time
     reviewing and testing them before making a purchase decision.  Accordingly,
     our customers'  evaluation and purchase cycles do not necessarily match our
     quarterly  periods.  Further,  sales of our  products  and  services may be
     delayed if customers  delay project  approval or project  starts because of
     budgetary  constraints,  internal review procedures or their budget cycles.
     Also, we may receive a disproportionate  volume of orders in the last weeks
     of a quarter. As a result, if a customer delays any order, and especially a
     large order,  beyond the end of a fiscal period, our orders and revenue for
     that period could be below our plan and any targets we may have published.

o    Our business is seasonal.  Our orders and revenue are  typically  lowest in
     our first fiscal quarter and highest in our fourth fiscal  quarter,  with a
     material  decline  between  the fourth  quarter of one fiscal  year and the
     first quarter of the next fiscal year.

o    We base our revenue and earnings  targets for any fiscal  period,  in part,
     upon assumptions that we will achieve a certain volume of orders, and a mix
     of  perpetual  licenses  (on which  revenue is  recognized  in the  quarter
     shipped)  and TSLs (on which  revenue  is  recognized  over the term of the
     license) within a specified range, which we adjust from time to time. If we
     do not meet our overall  orders  targets,  our revenue  and  earnings  will
     likely not meet  expectations,  though if perpetual  orders are higher than
     the  expected  range,  our revenue and earnings for the period may be on or
     above target,  but revenue in future  periods would be lower than expected.
     Conversely,  if we meet our overall orders target, but perpetual orders are
     below the  expected  range,  our  revenue  will be below our target for the
     quarter  (though the shortfall  should be recognized in future  quarters as
     TSL  revenue  is  recognized  over the term of  license  booked  during the
     quarter).

o    Accounting  rules  determine when we recognize  revenue on our orders,  and
     therefore  impact  how much  revenue  we will  report in any  given  fiscal
     period. In general,  we recognize TSL revenue ratably over the license term
     and recognize  perpetual  license  revenue upon product  delivery.  For any
     given order,  however,  the specific terms we agree to with a customer may,
     under applicable accounting rules, require revenue treatment different from
     assumptions  we have used in developing our financial  plans.  As a result,
     our revenue for the fiscal  period may be higher or lower than it otherwise
     would have been, and different  than our plan or any announced  targets for
     the period.

Competition may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

    The EDA industry is highly competitive. As a result, average prices may fall
or we could lose  customers  to other  vendors,  which would harm our  operating
results.  We compete against other EDA vendors,  and with customers'  internally
developed  design tools and  internal  design  capabilities,  for a share of our
customers' EDA budgets. In general,  competition is based on product quality and
features,  post-sale  support,  interoperability  with other vendors'  products,
price,  payment terms and, as discussed  below,  the ability to offer a complete
design  flow.  Our  competitors  include  companies  that offer a broad range of
products and services,  such as Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Mentor Graphics
Corporation,  as well as  companies  that offer  products  focused on a discrete
phase of the integrated circuit design process, such as Magma Design Automation,


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Inc.,  Verisity Design,  Inc., and Nassda  Corporation.  In the current economic
environment,   price  and  payment  terms  have  become  increasingly  important
competitive  factors.  Since early  fiscal  2002,  we have  regularly  agreed to
extended  payment  terms  on our  TSLs,  negatively  affecting  cash  flow  from
operations.  In addition, in certain situations our competitors are aggressively
discounting their products.

We may not compete  effectively,  if we do not develop an integrated design flow
product and other new products.

    Increasingly,  EDA companies  compete on the basis of design flows involving
integrated  logic  and  physical  design  products  rather  than on the basis of
individual point tools performing a discrete phase of the design process.  If we
do not successfully and timely develop integrated design flow products, or if we
do  not  convince  customers  to  adopt  these  products  when  developed,   our
competitive position could be significantly weakened.

    Offering an integrated design flow will become increasingly important as ICs
grow more complex.  Our products  compete  principally with design flow products
from Cadence and Magma,  which in some respects may be more  integrated than our
products.  In January  2003 we  introduced  our Galaxy  Design  Platform,  which
partially integrates the full suite of Synopsys' design implementation products.
Our future success  depends on our ability to further  integrate our products in
the Galaxy Design  Platform.  This effort will  continue to require  significant
engineering and  development  work. We can provide no assurances that we will be
able to offer a competitive complete design flow to customers.

    To increase  our  revenues  over the long term,  we will have to enhance our
existing  products,  introduce new products,  gain broad customer  acceptance of
those  products and generate  growth in our  consulting  services  business.  In
addition to the integration of our design implementation  products in the Galaxy
Design Platform,  in May 2003 we announced our plans to integrate our functional
verification products into the Discovery Verification Platform.  Further, we are
expanding our intellectual  property design components  offerings,  and with the
Numerical    acquisition    are    attempting    to   bolster   our   suite   of
design-for-manufacturing products. It is difficult for us to predict the success
of these product  initiatives  and the growth of the markets for these products.
In the past, we, like all companies, have introduced new products that failed to
meet our revenue expectations.  Therefore,  we can provide no assurances that we
will  successfully  expand  revenue  from our  existing  or new  products at the
desired rate. If we fail to do so, it would  materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.

Businesses we have acquired or that we may acquire in the future may not perform
as projected.

    We have acquired a number of companies in recent  years,  and as part of our
efforts to increase revenue and expand our product and services offerings we may
acquire  additional  companies.  During 2002, we acquired Avant!,  inSilicon and
Co-Design,  and during the second quarter of fiscal 2003, we acquired Numerical.
In  addition to direct  costs,  acquisitions  pose a number of risks,  including
potential  dilution of earnings per share,  problems in integrating the acquired
products  and  employees  into our  business,  challenges  in insuring  acquired
products and the development  practices of employees of acquired  companies meet
our  quality  standards,  the  failure to  realize  expected  synergies  or cost
savings,  the failure of acquired products to achieve projected sales, the drain
on  management  time for  acquisition-related  activities,  adverse  effects  on
customer buying patterns and assumption of unknown liabilities. While we attempt
to review proposed acquisitions carefully and negotiate terms that are favorable
to us, we can provide no assurances  that any  acquisition  will have a positive
effect on our performance.

Customer  payment  defaults could adversely  affect our financial  condition and
results of operations.

    Our backlog consists principally of customer payment obligations not yet due
that are  attributable  to software we have already  delivered.  These  customer
obligations are not cancelable, but will not yield the expected revenue and cash
flow if the customer  defaults and fails to pay amounts owed. In these cases, we
will generally  take legal action to recover  amounts owed. To date, we have not



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experienced  a  material  level of  defaults,  though  in the  current  economic
environment the level of defaults may increase. Moreover, existing customers may
seek to renegotiate  pre-existing contractual commitments due to adverse changes
in their own  businesses.  Any material  payment  default by our customers would
have a  material  adverse  effect on our  financial  condition  and  results  of
operations.

The impact of SARS,  stagnation  of foreign  economies,  foreign  exchange  rate
fluctuations  or  other   international   issues  could  adversely   affect  our
performance.

     During the six months ended April 30,  2003,  we derived 48% of our revenue
from  outside  North  America as compared to 35% and 37% during  fiscal 2002 and
2001,  respectively.  Recently, there have been indications that the outbreak of
Severe Acute  Respiratroy  Syndrome  (SARS) is disrupting  business  operations,
sales activities and decision-making in our industry, primarily overseas, but in
some cases,  domestically as well. If the SARS outbreak continues or worsens, it
would have an adverse effect on sales of our products.

     Foreign sales are vulnerable to regional or worldwide economic or political
conditions,  including  the  effects  of  international  political  conflict  or
hostilities.  The global electronics industry experienced steep declines in 2001
and 2002,  and we do not expect  material  recovery in 2003.  In  particular,  a
number of our largest European customers are in the telecommunications equipment
business,  which has been disproportionately  affected during this period. While
sales in Japan were strong during the second quarter,  accounting for 35% of the
Company's revenue, we expect sales will return to historical levels in the third
quarter and beyond.  Furthermore,  achievement of our overall orders and revenue
plans assume  growth in the Asia Pacific  region,  which may not be achieved and
could be  difficult  if growth  in the rest of the  world's  economies  does not
accelerate.

    Fluctuations in the rate of exchange  between the U.S. dollar and currencies
of other  countries in which we conduct  business,  principally the Euro and the
Japanese yen,  could  materially  and adversely  affect our business,  operating
results and financial condition. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates
may make our products more expensive to foreign  customers,  increase the dollar
cost of expenses  denominated  in  non-dollar  currencies  or reduce the revenue
realized from overseas  sales.  We attempt to hedge our risks related to certain
forecasted   accounts   receivable  and  accounts  payable,   but  not  expenses
denominated  in foreign  currencies.  If a foreign  currency  increases in value
relative to the dollar,  then the dollar value of expenses  denominated  in that
currency and forecasted  accounts  receivable  increase.  If a foreign  currency
decreases  in value  relative to the dollar,  then the dollar  value of expenses
denominated  in that  currency  and  forecasted  accounts  receivable  decrease.
Changes in the dollar value of  forecasted  accounts  receivable  of our foreign
subsidiaries  would impact the revenue we recognize  from such  receivables.  In
recent  months,  the Euro and the yen have  increased  in value  relative to the
dollar, in effect increasing our foreign currency-denominated expenses. Exchange
rates are subject to significant and rapid fluctuations, and therefore we cannot
predict the  prospective  impact of exchange rate  fluctuations on our business,
operating results and financial condition.

Terrorist  acts and acts of war may seriously  harm our financial  condition and
results of operations.

    Terrorist acts or acts of war (wherever located around the world) may damage
or  disrupt  Synopsys,  our  employees,   facilities,  partners,  suppliers,  or
customers, or cause unpredictable swings in foreign currency exchange rates, all
of which could  significantly  impact our results of operations and expenses and
financial  condition.  The potential for future terrorist attacks,  the national
and  international  responses  to  terrorist  attacks  or  perceived  threats to
national security, and other acts of war or hostility have created many economic
and political uncertainties that could adversely affect our business and results
of  operations  in  ways  we  cannot  presently  predict.  We are  predominantly
uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by acts of war.

A failure to recruit  and retain  key  employees  would have a material  adverse
effect on our ability to compete.

    To be  successful,  we must  attract  and  retain key  technical,  sales and
managerial  employees,  including  those who join  Synopsys in  connection  with
acquisitions.  Despite recent economic conditions,  skilled technical, sales and
management  employees  remain in high  demand.  There  are a  limited  number of
qualified EDA and IC design engineers,  and competition for these individuals is



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intense.  Companies in the EDA industry and in the general electronics  industry
value experience at Synopsys,  and our employees,  including  employees who have
joined Synopsys in connection with acquisitions,  are recruited aggressively. In
the past, we have had high employee turnover,  which may recur in the future. We
can  provide  no  assurances  that we can  continue  to  recruit  and retain the
technical and managerial personnel we need to run our business successfully. Our
failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.

    In addition, recently-proposed regulations of the Nasdaq National Market and
the   New   York   Stock   Exchange    regarding    shareholder    approval   of
equity-compensation  plans could make it more difficult or more expensive for us
to grant stock  options to  employees in the future.  As a result,  we may incur
increased cash compensation costs, may lose top employees to non-public start-up
companies,  or may  generally  find it more  difficult  to  attract,  retain and
motivate  employees,  any one of which could materially and adversely affect our
business.

Failing to protect  our  proprietary  technology  would have a material  adverse
effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

    Our success  depends,  in part,  upon our  proprietary  technology and other
intellectual  property rights.  We rely on agreements with customers,  employees
and  others,  and on  intellectual  property  laws to  protect  our  proprietary
technology.  We can  provide no  assurances  that these  agreements  will not be
breached,  that we would have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade
secrets  will not  otherwise  become  known  or be  independently  developed  by
competitors.   Moreover,  effective  intellectual  property  protection  may  be
unavailable  or  limited  in  certain  foreign  countries.  Failure to obtain or
maintain  appropriate  patent,  copyright  or trade secret  protection,  for any
reason,  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on our  business,  financial
condition and results of operations.

    In addition,  from time to time we are subject to claims that our  products,
or  the  use  of  our  products  by  our  customers,  infringe  on  third  party
intellectual  property  rights.  These  types of claims can result in costly and
time-consuming  litigation,  require  us to  enter  into  royalty  arrangements,
subject  us to damages  or  injunctions  restricting  our sale of  products,  or
require us to redesign certain of our products, anyone of which could materially
and adversely affect our business.

Our operating  expenses do not fluctuate  proportionately  with  fluctuations in
revenues,  which could materially  adversely affect our results of operations if
we have a revenue shortfall.

    We  base  our  operating  expenses  in part on our  expectations  of  future
revenue,  and  generally  must  commit to expense  levels in advance of revenue.
Since only a small  portion  of our  expenses  varies  with  revenue,  a revenue
shortfall  translates  directly  into a reduction  in net  income.  If we do not
generate  anticipated  revenue or  maintain  expenses  within  expected  ranges,
however,  our business,  financial  condition and results of operations would be
materially and adversely affected.

We have adopted anti-takeover provisions,  which may delay or prevent changes in
control of management.

    We have  adopted  a number  of  provisions  that  could  have  anti-takeover
effects.  Our Board of  Directors  has adopted a Preferred  Shares  Rights Plan,
commonly  referred to as a poison pill. In addition,  our Board of Directors has
the authority,  without further action by its stockholders,  to issue additional
shares of common  stock and to fix the rights and  preferences  of, and to issue
authorized  but  undesignated  shares  of,  preferred  stock.  These  and  other
provisions of Synopsys' Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the
Delaware General Corporation Law may deter hostile takeovers or delay or prevent
changes in control of management of Synopsys,  including  transactions  in which
Synopsys  stockholders  might otherwise  receive a premium for their shares over
then current market prices.





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We are subject to changes in financial  accounting  standards,  which may affect
our reported financial results, or the way we conduct business.


    We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).  These principles are
subject to  interpretation by the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board (FASB),
the American  Institute of Certified  Public  Accountants  (AICPA),  the SEC and
various bodies appointed by these  organizations to interpret existing rules and
create new accounting  policies.  Accounting policies affecting software revenue
recognition,  in particular,  have been the subject of frequent interpretations,
which have had a profound affect on the way we license our products. As a result
of the recent  enactment of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act and the related scrutiny of
accounting  policies by the SEC and by the various  national  and  international
accounting industry bodies, we expect the frequency of accounting policy changes
to  accelerate.  Future  changes in financial  accounting  standards,  including
pronouncements relating to revenue recognition, may have a significant effect on
our reported results and may even affect our reporting of transactions completed
before the change is effective.


      The FASB has proposed a change to GAAP that will require us in fiscal 2004
to begin  accounting  for options as a  compensation  expense  commencing in the
period in which they are granted.  Synopsys currently accounts for stock options
under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123), Accounting
for  Stock-Based  Compensation.  As currently  permitted by SFAS 123, we use the
intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,  to measure  compensation  expense for
stock-based  awards to our employees.  Under this  standard,  we do not consider
stock  option  grants  issued  under  our  employee  stock  option  plans  to be
compensation,  because the  exercise  price is equal to the fair market value on
the grant date,  although we disclose the impact of "expensing" stock options in
the notes to our consolidated financial statements. If this proposal is adopted,
expensing  stock options will  significantly  and adversely  affect our reported
results of operations.




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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

    Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates  primarily
to our short-term  investment  portfolio.  We place our  investments in a mix of
tax-exempt and taxable  instruments that meet high credit quality standards,  as
specified in our investment policy. None of our investments are held for trading
purposes. The policy also limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issue,
issuer and type of instrument.  We do not anticipate any material  losses due to
this risk with respect to our investment portfolio.

    The following table presents the carrying value and related weighted-average
total return for our investment portfolio.  The carrying value approximates fair
value  at  April  30,  2003.  In  accordance  with our  investment  policy,  the
weighted-average  maturities  of our total  invested  funds  does not exceed one
year.





                                                                            Weighted-Average
                                                              Carrying        After Tax
                                                               Amount           Return
                                                          ----------------- ---------------
                                                           (in thousands)
                                                                      
      Short-term investments-- fixed rate (US)            $     123,277          1.50%
      Money market funds-- variable rate (US)                   130,846          0.99%
      Cash  deposits  and money  market funds-- variable
         rate (Ireland)                                         100,388          0.72%
                                                          -----------------
         Total interest bearing instruments               $     354,511          1.09%
                                                          =================



Foreign Currency Risk

    At the present time, we hedge only (i) those currency  exposures  associated
with certain assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies and
(ii)  forecasted   accounts  receivable  and  accounts  payable  denominated  in
non-functional  currencies.  Our hedging  activities  are intended to offset the
impact of  currency  fluctuations  on the value,  as  measured  in the  relevant
non-functional  currency,  of these  balances.  The success of these  activities
depends upon the accuracy of our  estimates of balances  denominated  in various
currencies  and in  fluctuations  of  foreign  currencies,  primarily  the Euro,
Japanese yen, Taiwan dollar, British pound sterling,  Canadian dollar, Singapore
dollar, Korean won and Israeli shekel. If a non-functional currency increases in
value relative to the functional currency,  then the value of expenses,  assets,
liabilities  and  forecasted  accounts  receivable  denominated in that currency
increases.  If a  non-functional  currency  declines  in value  relative  to the
functional  currency,  then  the  value of  expenses,  assets,  liabilities  and
forecasted accounts receivable  denominated in that currency decreases.  Looking
forward, to the extent our estimates of various balances  denominated in foreign
currencies  prove  not to be  accurate,  then we  will  record  a gain or  loss,
depending  upon the  nature  and extent of such  inaccuracy.  We can  provide no
assurances that our hedging transactions will be effective.

    Foreign  currency  contracts  entered  into in  connection  with our hedging
activities  contain credit risk in that the  counterparty  may be unable to meet
the terms of the agreements. We have limited these agreements to major financial
institutions to reduce this credit risk.  Furthermore,  we monitor the potential
risk of loss with any one  financial  institution.  We do not enter into forward
contracts for speculative purposes.

    In May 2003, we changed the functional  reporting  currency of our principal
Irish  subsidiary  to  the  US  dollar,  based  on a  determination  that a high
percentage of its sales, and the resulting accounts receivable,  are denominated
in US dollars  through its sales in Europe and Asia,  while its  expenditures in
local currency are relatively small.

    The  following  table  provides   information  about  our  foreign  currency
contracts at April 30, 2003.  Due to the short-term  nature of these  contracts,
the contract rates approximate the  weighted-average  currency exchange rates at



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April 30, 2003. These forward contracts mature in approximately  thirty days and
contracts  are  rolled-forward  on a  monthly  basis to match  firmly  committed
transactions.

                                                 USD Amount      Contract Rate
                                              ----------------- ----------------
                                               (in thousands)
Forward Net Contract Values:
  Japanese yen                                $     158,722         119.8788
  Euro                                               29,783           0.9075
  Canadian dollar                                     4,312           1.4527
  British pound sterling                              5,873           0.6300
  Israeli shekel                                      1,423           4.5587
  Korean won                                          2,741        1225.7500
  Singapore dollar                                      783           1.7767
  Taiwan dollar                                       5,866          34.9700
                                              -----------------
                                              $     209,503
                                              =================

    Net  unrealized  gains  of  approximately  $21  million,  net  of tax on the
outstanding  forward  contracts,  as of April  30,  2003 are  included  in other
comprehensive income on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
April 30,  2003.  Net cash  inflows on  maturing  forward  contracts  during the
quarter were $4.8 million.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

    (a) Evaluation of Disclosure  Controls and  Procedures.  As of a date within
the 90 days  prior to the  date of this  report  (the  "Evaluation  Date"),  the
Company   carried  out  an  evaluation   under  the  supervision  and  with  the
participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
the Company's  disclosure  controls and  procedures  (as such term is defined in
Rules  13a-14(c) and  14d-14(c)  under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended  (the  "Exchange   Act")).   There  are  inherent   limitations  to  the
effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the
possibility of human error and the  circumvention  or overriding of the controls
and procedures.  Accordingly,  even effective disclosure controls and procedures
can only provide  reasonable  assurance of achieving  their control  objectives.
Notwithstanding  these  limitations,  based  upon  and  as of  the  date  of the
Company's  evaluation,  the Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded  that the  disclosure  controls and  procedures  are  effective in all
material  respects to ensure that  information  required to be  disclosed in the
reports  the Company  files and  submits  under the  Exchange  Act is  recorded,
processed, summarized and reported as and when required.

    (b) Changes in Internal Controls.  Since the Evaluation Date, there have not
been any  significant  changes in the  Company's  internal  controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect such controls.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     See Note 4, Legal Proceedings, of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Stock Option Plans

    Under our 1992  Stock  Option  Plan (the 1992  Plan),  19,475,508  shares of
common stock have been  authorized for issuance.  Pursuant to the 1992 Plan, the
Board of Directors may grant either incentive or non-qualified  stock options to
purchase shares of common stock to eligible individuals at not less than 100% of
the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options generally
vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. At
April 30, 2003,  5,547,075 stock options remain outstanding and 3,799,383 shares
of common stock are reserved for future grants under this plan.



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    Under our Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the 1998 Plan), 26,623,534 shares
of common stock have been  authorized  for issuance.  Pursuant to the 1998 Plan,
the Board of  Directors  may grant  non-qualified  stock  options to  employees,
excluding executive officers.  Exercisability,  option price and other terms are
determined  by the Board of  Directors,  but the option  price shall not be less
than 100% of the fair  market  value of those  shares on the grant  date.  Stock
options generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the
date of grant. At April 30, 2003,  18,188,858  stock options remain  outstanding
and 4,667,961  shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under this
plan.

    Under our 1994  Non-Employee  Directors  Stock  Option  Plan (the  Directors
Plan),  900,000  shares have been  authorized  for issuance.  The Directors Plan
provides  for  automatic  grants  to each  non-employee  member  of the Board of
Directors upon initial appointment or election to the Board,  reelection and for
annual service on Board committees. The option price shall not be less than 100%
of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date.  Under the Directors
Plan,  new  directors  receive  an option for  20,000  shares,  vesting in equal
installments  over four years.  In  addition,  each  continuing  director who is
elected  at an annual  meeting  of  stockholders  receives  an option for 10,000
shares  and an  additional  option for 5,000  shares  for each  Board  committee
membership, up to a maximum of two committee service grants per year. The annual
and committee  service option grants vest in full on the date immediately  prior
to the  date  of the  annual  meeting  following  their  grant.  In the  case of
directors  appointed to the board between  annual  meetings,  the annual and any
committee  grants  are  prorated  based  upon the  amount of time since the last
annual meeting.  At April 30, 2003, 542,246 stock options remain outstanding and
195,173 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under this plan.

    We  have  assumed   certain   option  plans  in  connection   with  business
combinations.  Generally,  these options were granted under terms similar to the
terms of our option plans at prices  adjusted to reflect the  relative  exchange
ratios.  We terminated all assumed plans as to future grants upon  completion of
each of the business combinations.

    We monitor  dilution  related to our option  program by comparing net option
grants  in a given  year to the  number  of  shares  outstanding.  The  dilution
percentage is  calculated as the new option grants for the year,  net of options
forfeited by employees  leaving the  Company,  divided by the total  outstanding
shares at the end of the year. The option dilution  percentages  were (0.1)% and
3.4% for the six months ended April 30, 2003 and fiscal 2002,  respectively.  We
also have a share repurchase  program where we regularly  repurchase shares from
the open  market  to  attempt  to  maintain  the  number  of our  common  shares
outstanding.

    A summary of the  distribution  and dilutive effect of options granted is as
follows:



                                                                  ---------------------- ---------------
                                                                    SIX MONTHS ENDED       YEAR ENDED
                                                                        APRIL 30,         OCTOBER 31,
                                                                          2003                2002
                                                                  ---------------------- ---------------
                                                                                  
 Net  grants  during  the period as  percentage  of  outstanding
   shares exclusive of options assumed in acquisitions                     (0.1)%            3.4%
Grants to Named  Executive  Officers,  as defined below,  during
   the period as percentage of total options granted                       15.8%             9.3%
Grants to Named Executive Officers during the period as
   percentage of outstanding shares                                         0.3%             0.5%
Total  outstanding  options held by Named Executive  Officers as
   percentage of total options outstanding                                 14.5%            13.7%





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    A summary of our  option  activity  and  related  weighted-average  exercise
prices  for  fiscal  2002  through  the six months  ended  April 30,  2003 is as
follows:



                                                                        Options Outstanding
                                                                   ------------------------------
                                                                                    Weighted-
                                                     Shares                          Average
                                                  Available for       Number         Exercise
                                                     Options         of Shares        Price
                                                ------------------ -------------- ---------------
                                                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                        
         Balance at October 31, 2001                    8,209          25,920     $    40.10
            Grants                                     (4,081)          4,081     $    47.88
            Options assumed in acquisitions                --           2,511     $    37.16
            Exercises                                      --          (2,851)    $    34.43
            Cancellations                               1,585          (1,681)    $    42.93
            Additional shares reserved                  2,700              --             --
                                                ------------------ --------------
         Balance at October 31, 2002                    8,413          27,980     $    41.40
            Grants                                     (1,233)          1,233     $    42.46
            Options assumed in acquisitions                --           1,057     $    49.59
            Exercises                                      --          (1,563)    $    32.01
            Cancellations                               1,332          (1,464)    $    46.21
            Additional shares reserved                    150              --             --
                                                ------------------ --------------
         Balance at April 30, 2003                      8,662          27,243     $    42.04
                                                ================== ==============



    At April 30, 2003, a total of 19.5 million,  26.6 million and 900,000 shares
were  reserved  for  issuance  under  our  1992,   1998  and  Directors   Plans,
respectively,  of which 8.7 million shares were available for future grants. For
additional  information  regarding our stock option  activity during fiscal 2002
and 2001, please see Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our
2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.

    A summary of  outstanding  in-the-money  and  out-of-the-money  options  and
related weighted-average exercise prices at April 30, 2003 is as follows:



                                           Exercisable             Unexercisable             Total
                                      ----------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------
                                                  Weighted-               Weighted-             Weighted-
                                                   Average                 Average               Average
                                                  Exercise                Exercise              Exercise
                                        Shares      Price       Shares      Price      Shares     Price
                                      ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                             
In-the-Money                             12,977   $   36.71       7,800   $   38.15    20,777   $   37.25
Out-of-the-Money (1)                      3,864   $   57.93       2,602   $   56.63     6,466   $   57.41
                                      -----------             -----------            ----------
Total Options Outstanding                16,841   $   41.58      10,402   $   42.78    27,243   $   42.04
                                      ===========             ===========            ==========



       (1)Out-of-the-money  options are those  options  with an  exercise  price
          equal to or above the closing  price of $49.84 on April 30, 2003,  the
          last trading day for the six months ended May 2, 2003.




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    The following  table sets forth  further  information  regarding  individual
grants of  options  during  the six months  ended  April 30,  2003 for the Chief
Executive Officer and each of the other four most highly  compensated  executive
officers  whose  compensation  for  fiscal  2002  exceeded  $100,000  (the Named
Executive Officers).



                                                                                         Potential Realizable Value
                                                                                         at Assumed Annual Rates of
                                                                                          Stock Price Appreciation
                             Individual Grants                                               for Option Term ($)
                      --------------------------------                                   ----------------------------
                         Number of       Percent of
                         Securities         Total         Range of
                        Under-lying        Options        Exercise
        Name              Options        Granted to        Prices      Expiration Date        5%            10%
                        Granted (1)     Employees (2)    ($/Share)
- --------------------- ----------------- -------------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- -------------
                                                                                       
Aart J. de Geus            38,250           3.10%      $40.92 - $43.45 12/09/12-02/25/13   $1,032,073     $2,615,475

Chi-Foon Chan              37,575           3.05%      $40.92 - $43.45 12/09/12-02/25/13   $1,014,702     $2,571,454

Vicki L. Andrews           19,075           1.55%      $40.92 - $43.45 12/09/12-02/25/13   $  512,522     $1,298,832

Steven K. Shevick          46,675           3.79%      $40.92 - $43.45 12/09/12-02/25/13   $1,225,018     $3,104,437

Sanjiv Kaul                23,775           1.93%      $40.92 - $43.45 12/09/12-02/25/13   $  639,042     $1,619,459




     (1)  Sum of all option  grants made  during the six months  ended April 30,
          2003 to such person. Options become exercisable ratably in a series of
          monthly  installments  over a  four-year  period  from the grant date,
          assuming continued service to Synopsys,  subject to acceleration under
          certain circumstances  involving a change in control of Synopsys. Each
          option has a maximum term of ten years, subject to earlier termination
          upon the  optionee's  cessation  of  service.
     (2)  Based on a total of 1,233,110  shares  subject  to options granted to
          employees under Synopsys' option plans during the six months ended
          April 30, 2003.

    The following table provides the specified information  concerning exercises
of options to purchase  our common  stock and the value of  unexercised  options
held by our Named Executive Officers during the six months ended April 30, 2003:



                                                         Number of Securities         Value of In-the-Money
                            Shares                      Underlying Unexercised              Options at
                         Acquired On       Value       Options at April 30, 2003        April 30, 2003 (2)
         Name              Exercise     Realized (1)   Exercisable/Unexercisable    Exercisable/Unexercisable
- ----------------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -----------------------------
                                                                               
 Aart J. de Geus                --               --    1,418,413      348,537      $15,322,564    $ 2,937,800
 Chi-Foon Chan                  --               --      926,537      298,938      $ 8,419,367    $ 2,429,888
 Vicki L. Andrews               --               --      134,818      150,823      $   923,008    $   949,890
 Steven K. Shevick              --               --      129,639       99,336      $ 1,251,695    $   766,661
 Sanjiv Kaul                    --               --      247,810      156,527      $ 2,366,296    $   785,702



         (1)    Market value at exercise less exercise price.
         (2)    Market value of underlying securities at May 2, 2003 ($49.84)
                minus the exercise price.


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    The following table provides information regarding equity compensation plans
approved and not approved by security  holders at April 30, 2003 (in  thousands,
except price per share amounts):



                                                Number of                             Number of Securities
                                             Securities to be     Weighted-Average      Remaining Available
                                               Issued Upon       Exercise Price of     for Future Issuance
                                               Exercise of          Outstanding           Under Equity
                                               Outstanding            Options,         Compensation Plans
                                            Options, Warrants,     Warrants, and      (Excluding Securities
                                                and Rights             Rights          Reflected in Column (a))
              Plan Category                        (a)                  (b)                    (c)
- ------------------------------------------ --------------------- ------------------- ------------------------
                                                                            
Employee Equity Compensation Plans
  Approved by Stockholders (1)                   6,089,321             $  40.54               6,493,339
Employee Equity Compensation Plans Not
  Approved by Stockholders (2)                  18,188,858             $  42.78               4,667,961
                                           ---------------------                     ------------------------
Total                                           24,278,179 (3)         $  42.22              11,161,300 (4)
                                           =====================                     ========================



         (1) Synopsys'  stockholder  approved  equity compensation plans include
             the 1992 Plan, the Directors Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase
             Plans.
         (2) Synopsys' only non-stockholder approved equity compensation plan is
             the 1998 Plan.
         (3) Does not include information for options assumed in connection with
             mergers and  acquisitions.  As of April 30, 2003, a total of
             2,964,744 shares  of our common stock were issuable  upon  exercise
             of such outstanding options.
         (4) Comprised of (i)  3,799,383 shares remaining available for issuance
             under the 1992 Plan,  (ii) 4,667,961 shares remaining  available
             for issuance under the 1998 Plan, (iii) 195,173 shares remaining
             available for issuance under the Directors Plan, and (iv) 2,498,783
             shares remaining available for issuance  under the Employee  Stock
             Purchase Plans as of April 30, 2003.

Pre-approvals of Non-Audit Services by Audit Committee

         Pursuant to Section 10A(i)(1)(A) of the Exchange Act, during the fiscal
quarter  ended April 30, 2003 the Audit  Committee  pre-approved  the  following
non-audit services to be performed by KPMG LLP, as its independent auditors:

        1.       Deliver consent for Form S-8 Registration Statement;
        2.       Perform potential acquisition due diligence;
        3.       Consultation related to income tax accounts for acquisition
                 completed during the quarter; and
        4.       Consultation related to Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance matters.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 (a.)     Exhibits

  3.1  Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(1)
  3.2  Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Preferred Stock(2)
  3.3  Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of
       Incorporation (3)
  3.4  Restated Bylaws of Synopsys, Inc. (1)
  4.1  Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 through 3.3.
  99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial and
       Principal Accounting Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
       1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
    -------------------------

 (1)   Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Synopsys' Quarterly Report on
       Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 3, 1999.
 (2)   Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Synopsys'
       Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange
       Commission on December 13, 1999.
 (3)   Incorporated herein by reference from exhibit to Synopsys' Quarterly
       Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2000.



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(b.)     Reports on Form 8-K

    The  Registrant  filed a Report  on Form  8-K with the SEC on March 5,  2003
reporting   under  Item  5  the  completion  of  its  acquisition  of  Numerical
Technologies, Inc. on March 1, 2003.





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                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                             SYNOPSYS, INC.

                                             By:   /s/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK
                                                  Steven K. Shevick
                                                  Senior Vice President, Finance
                                                  and Operations, and Chief
                                                  Financial Officer
                                                  (Principal Financial Officer)

                                                  Date: June 13, 2003



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                                 CERTIFICATIONS


I, Aart J. de Geus, certify that:


         1. I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Synopsys,
          Inc.;


         2. Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any
untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary
to make the  statements  made,  in light of the  circumstances  under which such
statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report; and


         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;


         4. The registrant's  other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:


                  a) designed such disclosure  controls and procedures to ensure
         that material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its
         consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
         is being prepared;


                  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure
         controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
         date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


                  c) presented in this quarterly  report our  conclusions  about
         the  effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
         our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


         5. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have  disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent function):


                  a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of
         internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability
         to  record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data and have
         identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
         internal controls; and


                  b)  any  fraud,   whether  or  not  material,   that  involves
         management  or  other  employees  who  have a  significant  role in the
         registrant's internal controls; and


         6. The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have indicated in
this quarterly report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: June 13, 2003


                                            /s/ AART J. DE GEUS

                                            Aart J. de Geus
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                            (Principal Executive Officer)




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I, Steven K. Shevick, certify that:


         1. I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Synopsys,
          Inc.;


         2. Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any
untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary
to make the  statements  made,  in light of the  circumstances  under which such
statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report; and


         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;


         4. The registrant's  other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:


                  a) designed such disclosure  controls and procedures to ensure
         that material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its
         consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
         is being prepared;


                  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure
         controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
         date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


                  c) presented in this quarterly  report our  conclusions  about
         the  effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
         our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


         5. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have  disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent function):


                  a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of
         internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability
         to  record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data and have
         identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
         internal controls; and


                  b)  any  fraud,   whether  or  not  material,   that  involves
         management  or  other  employees  who  have a  significant  role in the
         registrant's internal controls; and


         6. The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have indicated in
this quarterly report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: June 13, 2003




                                                   /s/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK
                                                   Steven K. Shevick
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (Principal Financial Officer)






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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

    Exhibit No.   Description

    3.1           Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(1)
    3.2           Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Preferred
                  Stock(2)
    3.3           Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated
                  Certificate of Incorporation (3)
    3.5           Restated Bylaws of Synopsys, Inc. (1)
    4.1           Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 through 3.3.
    99.1          Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
                  and Principal Accounting Officer furnished pursuant to 18
                  U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    -------------------------

   (1)  Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Synopsys' Quarterly Report on
        Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 3, 1999.
   (2)  Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Synopsys'
        Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on December 13, 1999
   (3)  Incorporated herein by reference from exhibit to Synopsys' Quarterly
        Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2000.



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