Description of Business	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
Description of Business	Note 1. Description of Business Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys or the Company) is a world leader in supplying the electronic design automation (EDA) software that engineers use to design, create prototypes for and test integrated circuits, also known as chips. The Company also offers intellectual property (IP) products, which are pre-designed circuits that engineers use as components of larger chip designs rather than designing those circuits themselves. The Company provides software and hardware used to develop the systems that incorporate chips and the software that runs on them. To complement these product offerings, the Company provides technical services to support these solutions and helps its customers develop chips and electronic systems. The Company also is a leading provider of software tools that developers use to improve the quality and time-to-market of software code in a wide variety of industries, including electronics, financial services, energy, and industrials.

Description of Business

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Note 1. Description of Business

Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys or the Company) is a world leader in supplying the electronic design automation (EDA) software that engineers use to design, create prototypes for and test integrated circuits, also known as chips. The Company also offers intellectual property (IP) products, which are pre-designed circuits that engineers use as components of larger chip designs rather than designing those circuits themselves. The Company provides software and hardware used to develop the systems that incorporate chips and the software that runs on them. To complement these product offerings, the Company provides technical services to support these solutions and helps its customers develop chips and electronic systems. The Company also is a leading provider of software tools that developers use to improve the quality and time-to-market of software code in a wide variety of industries, including electronics, financial services, energy, and industrials.