Synopsys is an electronic design automation company headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. The company’s technology is used in a broad range of applications including artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, and smart devices. The company designs and verifies silicon chips, owns a broad portfolio of semiconductor intellectual property, and creates software security tools. Over the course of the its 34-year history, Synopsys has acquired dozens of companies and technologies including Magma, Avanti, and Black Duck Software.