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Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS)

Nasdaq: SNPS · Services-Prepackaged Software · Sunnyvale, CA · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

2,692 patents granted to the 6 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Synopsys, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
2,692
2,687 utility, 4 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
165
Against 157 in 2024 and 143 in 2023
Applications published
1,707
67 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
6
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Computer technology529
Basic communication processes54
Measurement37
Semiconductors26
Optics24
Digital communication23
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy4
Telecommunications3
Control1
Audio-visual technology1
Medical technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name6 counted
Synopsys, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
2,474 granted
899 published
Synopsys, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in TW)
0 granted
702 published
ANSYS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
193 granted
3 published
ANSYS, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
82 published
Synopsys Taiwan Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
TW, as the owner printed on each patent
25 granted
10 published
Synopsys Taiwan Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in TW
0 granted
11 published
Names not counted (1)
ANSYS UK Limited
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,512,151Memory with hybrid write assist schemeComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,511,447Methods and systems for performing shape optimization using physics informed basis functionComputer technologyANSYS, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,511,237Memory address caching for neural networksComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,510,592Dynamically configurable system-on-chip networkMeasurementSynopsys, Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,505,273Dividing a chip design flow into sub-steps using machine learningComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,505,271Event-driven tracing in static timing analysis of digital circuit designsComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,504,449Supply voltage droop detectorMeasurementSynopsys, Inc.
Dec 9, 202512,494,864Alignment marker acquisition circuitry for a communication systemDigital communicationSynopsys, Inc.
Dec 9, 202512,493,732Adiabatic quantum-flux-parametron placementComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 2, 202512,489,021Determining a density of through-silicon vias in integrated circuitsSemiconductorsSynopsys, Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 18, 20252025/0384195INTELLIGENT REPLAY OF SIMULATION ON MODIFIED CONSTRAINT RANDOM TESTBENCHComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 18, 20252025/0383907VIRTUAL MACHINE EXECUTION WITH HETEROGENOUS HOST AND VIRTUAL MACHINE INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURESComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0380396Local Oxidation for Three-Dimensional Dynamic Random Access Memory TransistorSemiconductorsSynopsys, Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0378874Memory Cell Noise Protection via Bidirectional Threshold Switching DevicesComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0377895FETCH BLOCK-BASED BRANCH PREDICTIONComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Nov 27, 20252025/0364039MEMORY CELL WITH DYNAMIC DISTURB REDUCTIONComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Nov 27, 20252025/0363275Computer-Implemented Methods of Verifying a Processor Design Under Test, and Related SystemsComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Oct 23, 20252025/0328715MODELING MANDREL TOLERANCE IN A DESIGN OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Oct 16, 20252025/0322863VOLTAGE CALIBRATION FOR WRITE OPERATIONComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
Oct 16, 20252025/0322129BUCKETIZATION SCHEME FOR FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATIONComputer technologySynopsys, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Computer technology 132 · Measurement 5 · Semiconductors 5 · Basic communication processes 4 · Optics 4 · Digital communication 4.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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