ENTITY · synopsys
SynopsysSNPS
United States·eda software·leader·$87.2B mkt cap
Largest EDA vendor and major interface IP supplier; acquired Ansys in 2025.
CLEAR · 0–39
33/100 illustrative
Underwriting Thesis
CLEAR — Synopsys: sole-source / single-point-of-failure dominance compounded by criticality to DoD-exposed downstream programs in eda software. A chokepoint underwriting concern at this tier.
Factor Breakdown
Foreign-Origin Concentration3
Sole-Source Dependence82
Sanctions Exposure0
Downstream Criticality60
Sanctions Exposure
Entity not present on tracked screening lists (CSL).
DoD Exposure
No matched DoD semiconductor awards (USASpending) for this entity.
Segments
eda softwareip licensing
Shortest paths → DoD-exposed firms
- Marvell Technology · 1 hop · $184.3MSynopsys → Marvell Technology
- Scale AI · 2 hops · $105.6MSynopsys → NVIDIA → Scale AI
- GlobalFoundries · 3 hops · $1.05BSynopsys → Broadcom → Furukawa Electric → GlobalFoundries
- Valens Semiconductor · 4 hops · $28.3MSynopsys → Broadcom → Furukawa Electric → TSMC → Valens Semiconductor
Possible substitutes · same commodity buckets
Chokepoint Relationships
Key Suppliers · upstream · 0
No mapped upstream suppliers.
Key Customers · downstream · 9
- NVIDIAUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- IntelUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- Samsung ElectronicsSouth KoreaALLIED
- AMDUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- QualcommUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- AppleUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- BroadcomUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- MediaTekTaiwanCHOKEPOINT
- Marvell TechnologyUnited StatesDOMESTIC