EDA design-automation tools and IP

Synopsys

The world’s No.1 EDA company (~31% share), FY2024 revenue $6.13B (+15%). With Cadence and Siemens EDA it commands 90%+ of the market. Nearly every chip designer and fab — NVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom, Apple, Intel, TSMC, Samsung — uses its tools and IP.

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Money in ▸NVIDIA●Market share 31AMD●Broadcom●Apple◐Intel◐TSMC◐Samsung Electronics◐Qualcomm◐Arm Holdings◐
SynopsysFY2024 revenue $6.13B
▸ Money outR&D 엔지니어·인건비 (비공개)◐클라우드·컴퓨팅 인프라 (비공개)○

Financials & Segments

  • Total revenue · FY2024 revenue $6.13B (~31% of EDA)
  • Customer concentration · Customers across designers and foundries; oligopoly with Cadence and Siemens.
  • Segments · EDA tools and IP

Revenue from

  • NVIDIA High confidence· Market share 31 · 2024 · global EDA share
    Supplies EDA design tools and IP to NVIDIA.
    Confirms KO Seoul Economic Daily Published Jul 1, 2025: "Samsung and others use Synopsys EDA."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: EDA tools/IP revenue and major chip customers."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Synopsys leads EDA at ~31%."
  • AMD High confidence
    Supplies EDA tools and IP to AMD.
    Confirms KO Seoul Economic Daily Published Jul 1, 2025: "Samsung and others use Synopsys EDA."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: EDA tools/IP revenue and major chip customers."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Synopsys leads EDA at ~31%."
  • Broadcom High confidence
    Supplies EDA tools and IP to Broadcom.
    Confirms KO Seoul Economic Daily Published Jul 1, 2025: "Samsung and others use Synopsys EDA."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: EDA tools/IP revenue and major chip customers."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Synopsys leads EDA at ~31%."
  • Apple Medium confidence
    Supplies EDA tools and IP to Apple.
    Confirms KO Seoul Economic Daily Published Jul 1, 2025: "Samsung and others use Synopsys EDA."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: EDA tools/IP revenue and major chip customers."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Synopsys leads EDA at ~31%."
  • Intel Medium confidence
    Supplies EDA tools and IP to Intel.
    Confirms KO Seoul Economic Daily Published Jul 1, 2025: "Samsung and others use Synopsys EDA."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: EDA tools/IP revenue and major chip customers."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Synopsys leads EDA at ~31%."
  • TSMC Medium confidence
    Supplies EDA tools and IP to TSMC.
    Confirms KO Seoul Economic Daily Published Jul 1, 2025: "Samsung and others use Synopsys EDA."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: EDA tools/IP revenue and major chip customers."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Synopsys leads EDA at ~31%."
  • Samsung Electronics Medium confidence
    Supplies EDA tools and IP to Samsung Electronics.
    Confirms KO Seoul Economic Daily Published Jul 1, 2025: "Samsung and others use Synopsys EDA."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: EDA tools/IP revenue and major chip customers."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Synopsys leads EDA at ~31%."
  • Qualcomm Medium confidence
    Supplies EDA design tools to Qualcomm.
    Confirms KO Korea Economic Daily Published Jan 7, 2026: "Samsung in talks for 2nm foundry."
    Confirms EN TrendForce Published Mar 26, 2025: "Leading-edge Snapdragon volume moved to TSMC."
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Nov 6, 2024: "10-K: QCT chipsets and QTL licensing."
  • Arm Holdings Medium confidence
    Supplies EDA design tools to Arm Holdings.
    Confirms EN Arm IR Published Jul 1, 2024: "Design R&D."
    Confirms EN SemiAnalysis Published Jun 1, 2024: "Uses EDA for IP design."

Pays to

  • R&D 엔지니어·인건비 (비공개) Medium confidence
    R&D engineering headcount is the largest cost (undisclosed).
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: large R&D."
  • 클라우드·컴퓨팅 인프라 (비공개) Low confidence
    Large compute for EDA and verification (undisclosed).
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Dec 18, 2024: "10-K: infrastructure costs."

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