UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                    FORM 10-Q

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      (MARK ONE)

           (X)           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2003

                                OR

           (   )         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-19807
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                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 DELAWARE                                  56-1546236
      ------------------------------                 ---------------------
      (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                 Identification Number)

                            700 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
                             MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                            TELEPHONE: (650) 584-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Section  13,  or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  registrant  is an  accelerated  filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

              77,253,625 shares of Common Stock as of July 7, 2003

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This Amendment No. 1 to the  Registrant's  Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended  January  31,  2003 is  being  filed  in order  to  revise  the pro  forma
disclosure  information  that is required by Statement  of Financial  Accounting
Standards  No. 123,  'Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation'for  the fiscal
quarters ended January 31, 2002 and 2003. For ease of reference,  the Registrant
has filed this document in its entirety.  Except as so indicated, the Registrant
has made no other  changes to the  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended January 31, 2003.






                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                                January 31, 2003

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ...............................................3
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS...............................3
           UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME...............4
           UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
             CASH FLOWS.................................... ...................5
           NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .....6
ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
           AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.......................                   19
ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK..........40
ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES ...........................................40

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS .................................................40
ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K   ................................40
SIGNATURES....................................................................41
CERTIFICATIONS................................................................42





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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (in thousands, except par value data)



                                                                 JANUARY 31,       OCTOBER 31,
                                                                    2003              2002
                                                               ---------------- -----------------
                                                                 (unaudited)
                                                                          
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                    $      347,339    $    312,580
  Short-term investments                                              122,921         102,153
                                                               ---------------- -----------------
     Total cash and short-term investments                            470,260         414,733
  Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $11,325 and
     $11,565, respectively                                            220,573         207,206
  Deferred taxes                                                      288,920         282,867
  Prepaid expenses and other                                           27,795          24,509
                                                               ---------------- -----------------
     Total current assets                                           1,007,548         929,315

Property and equipment, net                                           182,454         185,040
Long-term investments                                                  30,368          39,386
Goodwill, net                                                         435,767         434,554
Intangible assets, net                                                327,652         355,334
Other assets                                                           34,226          35,085
                                                               ---------------- -----------------
     Total assets                                              $    2,018,015    $  1,978,714
                                                               ================ =================

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                     $      194,641    $    246,789
  Current portion of long-term debt                                        78           1,423
  Accrued income taxes                                                164,136         169,912
  Deferred revenue                                                    383,558         359,245
                                                               ---------------- -----------------
     Total current liabilities                                        742,413         777,369

Deferred compensation and other liabilities                            45,153          36,387
Long-term deferred revenue                                             41,562          51,477

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000 shares
     authorized; no shares outstanding                                     --              --
  Common stock, $0.01 par value; 400,000 shares
     authorized; 74,330 and 73,562 shares outstanding,
     respectively                                                         743             735
  Additional paid-in capital                                        1,042,483       1,039,386
  Retained earnings                                                   225,842         198,863
  Treasury stock, at cost                                             (83,999)       (116,499)
  Deferred stock compensation                                          (7,351)         (8,858)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                        11,169            (146)
                                                               ---------------- -----------------
     Total stockholders' equity                                     1,188,887       1,113,481
                                                               ---------------- -----------------
     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                $    2,018,015    $  1,978,714
                                                               ================ =================



See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
              UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (in thousands, except per share data)



                                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                 JANUARY 31,
                                                      ----------------------------------
                                                            2003              2002
                                                      ---------------- -----------------
                                                                 
Revenue:
   Product                                               $   54,520       $   39,555
   Service                                                   72,387           69,093
   Ratable license                                          141,229           66,897
                                                      ---------------- -----------------
     Total revenue                                          268,136          175,545

Cost of revenue:
   Product                                                    3,753            4,066
   Service                                                   22,020           20,684
   Ratable license                                           12,786           10,440
   Amortization of intangible assets and
     deferred stock compensation                             19,903               --
                                                      ---------------- -----------------
     Total cost of revenue                                   58,462           35,190
                                                      ---------------- -----------------
Gross margin                                                209,674          140,355

Operating expenses:
   Research and development                                  67,269           48,706
   Sales and marketing                                       71,238           59,799
   General and administrative                                22,551           18,708
   Amortization of goodwill, intangible
     assets and deferred stock compensation                   8,880            4,044
                                                      ---------------- -----------------
     Total operating expenses                               169,938          131,257
                                                      ---------------- -----------------
Operating income                                             39,736            9,098
Other income, net                                             9,210           11,081
                                                      ---------------- -----------------

Income before provision for income taxes                     48,946           20,179
Provision for income taxes                                   14,561            6,127
                                                      ---------------- -----------------
Net income                                               $   34,385       $   14,052
                                                      ================ =================

Basic earnings per share:
Net income per share                                     $     0.46       $     0.23
Weighted-average common shares                               74,065           60,136
                                                      ================ =================

Diluted earnings per share:
Net income per share                                     $     0.45       $     0.22
Weighted-average common shares and dilutive
  stock options outstanding                                  76,639           65,011
                                                      ================ =================


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)


                                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                 JANUARY 31,
                                                      ---------------------------------
                                                            2003              2002
                                                      ----------------  ---------------
                                                                  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income                                              $     34,385     $     14,052
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
  net cash provided by (used in)
  operating activities:
   Amortization and depreciation                              43,902           16,674
   Provision for doubtful accounts
     and sales returns                                            --            1,231
   Write-down of long-term investments                         1,000               --
   Gain on sale of long-term investments                      (8,142)          (5,865)
   Net change in unrecognized gains and
     losses on foreign exchange contracts                     18,710            4,110
   Deferred taxes                                             (4,650)          (2,903)
   Deferred rent                                               1,006               --
   Tax benefit associated with stock options                   3,226            8,061
   Net changes in operating assets and
     liabilities:
     Accounts receivable                                     (14,550)          (1,268)
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                 1,842          (11,530)
     Other assets                                                 88           (5,781)
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                (58,309)         (29,407)
     Accrued income taxes                                     (5,776)         (55,095)
     Deferred revenue                                         14,398           (9,487)
     Deferred compensation                                     4,332            5,250
                                                      ---------------- ----------------
       Net cash (used in) provided by
         operating activities                                 31,462          (71,958)
                                                      ---------------- ----------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Proceeds from sales and maturities of
     short-term investments                                   76,559          346,627
   Purchases of short-term investments                       (97,767)        (349,996)
   Proceeds from sale of long-term investments                12,466           11,057
   Purchases of long-term investments                           (300)          (2,733)
   Purchases of property and equipment                       (11,564)         (17,824)
   Capitalization of software development costs                 (654)            (398)
                                                      ---------------- ----------------
       Net cash used in investing activities                 (21,260)         (13,267)
                                                      ---------------- ----------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Proceeds from sale of common stock                         25,153           42,791
                                                      ---------------- ----------------
       Net cash provided by financing activities              25,153           42,791
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                         (596)           2,707
                                                      ---------------- ----------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
  cash equivalents                                            34,759          (39,727)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period               312,580          271,696
                                                      ---------------- ----------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                $    347,339     $    231,969
                                                      ================ =================


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                                 SYNOPSYS, INC.
         NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY

    Synopsys,  Inc.  (Synopsys  or  the  Company)  is  a  leading  supplier  of
electronic design automation (EDA) software to the global electronics  industry.
The Company develops,  markets,  and supports a wide range of integrated circuit
(IC)  design  products  that  are  used by  designers  of  advanced  ICs and the
electronic  systems (such as computers,  cell phones, and internet routers) that
use such ICs, to automate  significant portions of their design process. ICs are
distinguished  by the speed at which they run,  their area,  the amount of power
they  consume  and  their  cost of  production.  Synopsys'  products  offer  its
customers the  opportunity  to design ICs that are  optimized  for speed,  area,
power  consumption and production  cost, while reducing overall design time. The
Company also provides consulting services to help its customers improve their IC
design and, where  requested,  to assist them with their IC designs,  as well as
training and support services.

2.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    Fiscal  Period End.  The Company has a fiscal year and first  quarter  that
ends on the Saturday  nearest  October 31 and January 31,  respectively.  Fiscal
year  2003 and  fiscal  year  2002  are both  52-week  years.  For  presentation
purposes,  the unaudited condensed  consolidated  financial statements and notes
refer to the calendar month end.

    Principles of Consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries.  All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.  In the
opinion of management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  only of normal  recurring
adjustments)  necessary  for a  fair  presentation  of the  financial  position,
results of  operations  and cash flows of the Company have been made.  Operating
results for the interim  periods are not  necessarily  indicative of the results
that may be  expected  for any  future  period  or the  full  fiscal  year.  The
unaudited condensed  consolidated financial statements and notes included herein
should be read in conjunction  with the  consolidated  financial  statements and
notes  thereto  for the fiscal  year ended  October  31,  2002,  included in the
Company's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.

    Use of Estimates.  The  preparation  of financial  statements in conformity
with accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United States of America
requires  management to make estimates and  assumptions  that affect the amounts
recorded  in the  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  and
accompanying notes. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates.

    Revenue  Recognition  and Cost of  Revenue.  Revenue  consists  of fees for
perpetual  and  time-based   licenses  for  the  Company's   software  products,
post-contract  customer  support (PCS),  customer  training and consulting.  The
Company classifies its revenues as product,  service or ratable license. Product
revenue consists primarily of sales of perpetual licenses.

     Service revenue consists of fees for consulting services, training, and PCS
associated with non-ratable  time-based licenses or perpetual licenses. PCS sold
with  perpetual  licenses is generally  renewable,  after any bundled PCS period
expires,  in one-year  increments  for a fixed  percentage of the perpetual list
price or, for certain perpetual license arrangements in excess of $2 million, as
a percentage of the net license fee.

     Ratable license revenue is all fees related to time-based  licenses bundled
with PCS and sold as a single package (commonly  referred to by the Company as a
Technology  Subscription  License or TSL), and time-based  licenses in which the
Company did not bundle PCS but has granted extended payment terms or under which
the customer has a right to receive unspecified future products.


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    Cost of product  revenue  includes  cost of production  personnel,  product
packaging,  documentation,  amortization  of  capitalized  software  development
costs,  and costs of the Company's  systems  products.  Cost of service  revenue
includes  personnel and the related costs  associated  with providing  training,
consulting  and  PCS.  Cost of  ratable  license  revenue  includes  the cost of
products and services  related to time-based  licenses bundled with PCS and sold
as a single  package and to time-based  licenses that include  extended  payment
terms  or  unspecified  future  products.  Cost of  revenue  also  includes  the
amortization of contract rights  intangible,  core technology and deferred stock
compensation.  The contract rights  intangible  arose in connection with certain
acquisitions and represents amounts due after the date of acquisition on certain
signed  ratable  license  agreements  under  which the  acquired  companies  had
delivered the initial  configuration of licensed technologies and were obligated
to meet reconfiguration  obligations and to provide PCS over a one to three year
period.  On these  arrangements,  the customer had been granted extended payment
terms and, therefore,  the fees were not considered to be fixed and determinable
at the outset of the  arrangement.  As the amounts  represented  by the contract
rights  intangible  were  due  after  the  date of  acquisition,  there  were no
receivables  or deferred  revenues  representing  these amounts  recorded on the
historical  financial  statements  of the acquired  companies at the  respective
closing  dates.  As  deliveries  are  scheduled  to occur  over the terms of the
arrangements,  these  ratable  licenses  and  PCS  arrangements  require  future
performance by both parties and, as such, represent executory contracts.

    The  Company  recognizes  revenue  in  accordance  with SOP 97-2,  Software
Revenue  Recognition,  as  amended  by SOP  98-9  and  SOP  98-4  and  generally
recognizes  revenue when all of the  following  criteria are met as set forth in
paragraph 8 of SOP 97-2:

    o   Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
    o   Delivery has occurred,
    o   The vendor's fee is fixed or determinable, and
    o   Collectibility is probable.

    The Company defines each of the four criteria above as follows:

    Persuasive Evidence of an Arrangement Exists. It is the Company's customary
    practice to have a written  contract,  which is signed by both the customer
    and Synopsys, or a purchase order from those customers that have previously
    negotiated  a standard  end-user  license  arrangement  or volume  purchase
    agreement, prior to recognizing revenue on an arrangement.

    Delivery Has Occurred.  The Company's  software may be either physically or
    electronically  delivered to its  customers.  For those  products  that are
    delivered  physically,  the  Company's  standard  transfer  terms  are  FOB
    shipping  point.  For an  electronic  delivery  of  software,  delivery  is
    considered  to have  occurred  when the customer has been provided with the
    access codes that allow the customer to take  immediate  possession  of the
    software on its hardware.

    If an  arrangement  includes  undelivered  products  or  services  that are
    essential to the  functionality of the delivered  product,  delivery is not
    considered to have occurred.

    The Vendor's Fee is Fixed or Determinable.  The fee the Company's customers
    pay for its products is negotiated at the outset of an arrangement,  and is
    generally  based on the  specific  volume of product to be  delivered.  The
    Company's  license fees are not a function of  variable-pricing  mechanisms
    such as the number of units  distributed or copied by the customer,  or the
    expected  number  of users in an  arrangement.  Therefore,  except in cases
    where the Company grants extended payment terms to a specific customer, the
    Company's fees are considered to be fixed or  determinable at the inception
    of the arrangements.


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     The Company's  typical  payment terms are such that a minimum of 75% of the
     arrangement  revenue  is due  within  one year or less.  Arrangements  with
     payment terms extending beyond the typical payment terms are not considered
     to be fixed or determinable.  Revenue from such  arrangements is recognized
     at the lesser of the  aggregate of amounts due and payable or the amount of
     the  arrangement  fee that would have been  recognized if the fees had been
     fixed or determinable.

     Collectibility    is   Probable.    Collectibility   is   assessed   on   a
     customer-by-customer  basis.  The Company  typically sells to customers for
     which  there is a history  of  successful  collection.  New  customers  are
     subjected  to  a  credit  review  process  that  evaluates  the  customers'
     financial  positions and ultimately their ability to pay. New customers are
     typically  assigned a credit  limit based on a  formulated  review of their
     financial  position.   Such  credit  limits  are  only  increased  after  a
     successful collection history with the customer has been established. If it
     is determined from the outset of an arrangement that  collectibility is not
     probable  based  upon the  Company's  credit  review  process,  revenue  is
     recognized on a cash-collected basis.

    Multiple Element  Arrangements.  The Company  allocates revenue on software
arrangements  involving  multiple elements to each element based on the relative
fair values of the elements.  The Company's  determination of fair value of each
element in multiple element  arrangements is based on vendor-specific  objective
evidence  (VSOE).  The Company limits its assessment of VSOE for each element to
the price charged when the same element is sold separately.

    The   Company  has   analyzed   all  of  the   elements   included  in  its
multiple-element  arrangements  and determined  that it has  sufficient  VSOE to
allocate  revenue to the PCS  components of its perpetual  license  products and
consulting.  Accordingly,  assuming all other revenue  recognition  criteria are
met,  revenue from  perpetual  licenses is recognized  upon  delivery  using the
residual  method in accordance  with SOP 98-9 and revenue from PCS is recognized
ratably  over the PCS term.  The Company  recognizes  revenue from TSLs over the
term of the ratable license period, as the license and PCS portions of a TSL are
bundled and not sold  separately  and the Company  has not  established  VSOE on
TSLs.  Revenue from contracts  with extended  payment terms is recognized as the
lesser of amounts  due and  payable or the  amount of the  arrangement  fee that
would have been recognized if the fee were fixed or determinable.

    Certain  of  the  Company's  time-based  licenses  include  the  rights  to
unspecified  additional  products.  Revenue  from  contracts  with the rights to
unspecified additional software products is recognized ratably over the contract
term. The Company recognizes revenue from time-based  licenses that include both
unspecified additional software products and extended payment terms that are not
considered  to be fixed or  determinable  in an  amount  that is the  lesser  of
amounts due and payable or the ratable portion of the entire fee.

    Consulting  Services.  The Company provides design methodology  assistance,
specialized   services   relating  to   telecommunication   systems  design  and
generalized turnkey design services. The Company's consulting services generally
are not essential to the functionality of the software.  The Company's  software
products are fully functional upon delivery and implementation  does not require
any  significant  modification  or  alteration.  The  Company's  services to its
customers  often include  assistance  with product  adoption and integration and
specialized design methodology  assistance.  Customers  typically purchase these
professional services to facilitate the adoption of the Company's technology and
dedicate personnel to participate in the services being performed,  but they may
also decide to use their own  resources or appoint  other  professional  service
organizations to provide these services.  Software products are generally billed
separately and independently from consulting  services,  which are mostly billed
on a  time-and-materials  or  milestone-achieved  basis.  The Company  generally
recognizes revenue from consulting services as the services are performed.


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    Exceptions to the general rule above involve arrangements where the Company
has  committed to  significantly  alter the features  and  functionality  of its
software or build complex  interfaces  necessary  for the Company's  software to
function in the customer's  environment.  These types of services are considered
to be essential to the  functionality  of the  software.  Accordingly,  contract
accounting  is applied to both the  software  and service  elements  included in
these arrangements.

     Accounting For  Stock-Based  Compensation.  In accordance  with APB 25, the
Company  applies the  intrinsic  value method in accounting  for employee  stock
options.  Accordingly,  the Company generally recognizes no compensation expense
with respect to stock-based awards to employees.  The Company has determined pro
forma information  regarding net income and earnings per share as if the Company
had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method as required
by SFAS No. 123. The Company has revised its SFAS No. 123 pro forma stock option
disclosure  presented  below for the three month  periods ended January 31, 2002
and 2003 to incorporate the tax benefits associated with equity instruments. The
fair value of these  stock-based  awards to employees  was  estimated  using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and using the
following weighted-average assumptions:


                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                          JANUARY 31,
                                                       2003          2002
                                                  -------------- ------------
                                                       Stock Option Plans
         Expected life (in years)                     5.1            4.9
         Risk-free interest rate                      3.0%           4.0%
         Volatility                                  59.1%          59.0%
                                                              ESPP
         Expected life (in years)                     1.25           1.25
         Risk-free interest rate                      1.4%           2.1%
         Volatility                                  59.1%          59.0%



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     For unaudited pro forma purposes, the estimated fair value of the Company's
stock-based  awards to employees is amortized  over the options'  vesting period
(generally over four years) and the ESPP's look-back  period  (six-months to two
years).  The  weighted-average  estimated fair value of stock options issued for
the three  months  ended  January  31,  2003 and 2002 was  $23.39 and $29.17 per
share, respectively. The weighted-average estimated fair value of share purchase
rights under the ESPP for the three  months ended  January 31, 2003 and 2002 was
$16.17 and $17.67 per share, respectively. The Company's unaudited pro forma net
income and earnings per share data under SFAS No. 123 is as follows:

                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31,
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                     2003             2002
                                               ----------------- ---------------
                                                (in thousands, except per share
                                                           amounts)

      Net income, as reported                   $     34,385      $     14,052
      Add: Stock-based employee
        compensation included in net income            1,327                --
      Deduct: Stock-based employee
        compensation expense determined
        under the fair value based  method
        for all awards, net of related tax
        effects                                       31,263            22,165
      Pro forma net (loss) under SFAS 123       $      4,449      $     (8,113)
      Earnings (loss) per share-- basic
        As reported under APB 25                $      0.46       $      0.23
        Pro forma under SFAS 123                $      0.06       $     (0.13)
      Earnings (loss) per share-- diluted
        As reported under APB 25                $      0.45       $      0.22
        Pro forma under SFAS 123                $      0.06       $     (0.13)

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

    In July 2001,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (FASB)  issued
Statements  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 141 (SFAS  141),  Business
Combinations,  and Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 142 (SFAS 142), Goodwill
and Other  Intangible  Assets.  SFAS 141 requires  that the  purchase  method of
accounting be used for all business  combinations  initiated after June 30, 2001
and specifies criteria  intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business
combination  must  meet  to be  recognized  apart  from  goodwill.  SFAS  141 is
effective for all business combinations completed after June 30, 2001.

    The Company  adopted  SFAS 142 on November 1, 2002.  Upon  adoption of SFAS
142,  amortization of goodwill  recorded for business  combinations  consummated
prior to July 1, 2001 ceased.  Intangible  assets acquired prior to July 1, 2001
that do not meet the criteria for recognition  under SFAS 141 are required to be
reclassified to goodwill;  no such  reclassifications to goodwill were required.
In addition,  upon adoption of SFAS 142, the Company  assessed  useful lives and
residual  values of all  intangible  assets  acquired.  The Company  also tested
goodwill  for  impairment  in  accordance  with the  provisions  of SFAS 142. In
completing  its  impairment  analysis,  the Company  determined  that it has one
reporting  unit. In  conjunction  with the  implementation  of SFAS No. 142, the
Company has completed a goodwill impairment review as of the beginning of fiscal
2003 and found no indicators of impairment.  This impairment review was based on
the fair value of the Company as determined by its market  capitalization on the
date of  adoption.  As of January  31,  2003,  unamortized  goodwill  was $435.8
million, which will no longer be amortized in accordance with SFAS 142.

     In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards
No.  143 (SFAS  143),  Accounting  for Asset  Retirement  Obligations.  SFAS 143
requires  that  asset  retirement   obligations   that  are  identifiable   upon
acquisition,  construction  or  development  and during the operating  life of a
long-lived  asset be  recorded as a  liability  using the  present  value of the

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estimated cash flows. A corresponding amount would be capitalized as part of the
asset's  carrying  amount and amortized to expense over the asset's useful life.
The Company  adopted the provisions of SFAS 143 effective  November 1, 2002. The
adoption  of  SFAS  143 did  not  have a  significant  impact  on the  Company's
financial  position and results of operations for the three months ended January
31, 2003.

    In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 144 (SFAS 144),  Accounting  for the  Impairment  or Disposal of  Long-Lived
Assets, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or
disposal of long-lived  assets and supersedes  SFAS No. 121,  Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of, and
the accounting and reporting  provisions of Accounting  Principles Board Opinion
No. 30,  Reporting  the Results of  Operations  for a Disposal of a Segment of a
Business.  The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 144 effective  November 1,
2002.  The  adoption  of SFAS  144  did not  have a  significant  impact  on the
Company's  financial  position  and results of  operations  for the three months
ended January 31, 2003.

    In July 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards
No.  146  (SFAS  146),  Accounting  for Exit or  Disposal  Activities.  SFAS 146
addresses  the  recognition,  measurement,  and  reporting  of  costs  that  are
associated  with  exit and  disposal  activities,  including  costs  related  to
terminating a contract that is not a capital lease and termination benefits that
employees who are involuntarily terminated receive under the terms of a one-time
benefit  arrangement that is not an ongoing benefit arrangement or an individual
deferred-compensation  contract.  SFAS 146 supersedes Emerging Issues Task Force
Issue No. 94-3, Liability  Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits
and Other  Costs to Exit an  Activity  (including  Certain  Costs  Incurred in a
Restructuring)  and  requires  liabilities  associated  with  exit and  disposal
activities  to be  expensed  as  incurred.  SFAS  146 is  effective  for exit or
disposal  activities of the Company that are initiated  after December 31, 2002.
The  adoption  of SFAS 146 did not have a  significant  impact on the  Company's
financial  position and results of operations for the three months ended January
31, 2003.

    In  December  2002,  the FASB  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards  No.  148  (SFAS  148),  Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation  -
Transition  and  Disclosure.  SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123 (SFAS 123),
Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation,  to provide  alternative  methods of
transition  for a voluntary  change to the fair value based method of accounting
for  stock-based  employee  compensation.  In  addition,  SFAS  148  amends  the
disclosure  requirements  of SFAS 123 to require  prominent  disclosures in both
annual and  interim  financial  statements  about the method of  accounting  for
stock-based employee  compensation and the effect of the method used on reported
results.  The transition  guidance and annual disclosure  provisions of SFAS 148
are  effective  for fiscal  years ending  after  December 15, 2002.  The interim
disclosure  provisions are effective for financial reports containing  financial
statements for interim  periods  beginning  after December 15, 2002. The Company
adopted the disclosure  provisions of SFAS 148 beginning in the first quarter of
fiscal 2003.

    In November  2002,  the FASB issued  FASB  Interpretation  No. 45 (FIN 45),
Guarantor's  Accounting and Disclosure  Requirements  for Guarantees,  Including
Indirect  Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others,  which clarifies  disclosure and
recognition/measurement   requirements   related  to  certain  guarantees.   The
disclosure  requirements  are effective for  financial  statements  issued after
December 15, 2002 and the recognition/measurement  requirements are effective on
a prospective  basis for guarantees  issued or modified after December 31, 2002.
We  typically  warrant  our  products  to be free from  defects  in media and to
substantially  conform to material  specifications  for a period of 90 days.  We
also  indemnify our customers from third party claims of  intellectual  property
infringement relating to the use of our products. Historically, costs related to
these  guarantees  have not been  significant  and we are  unable  estimate  the
potential impact of these guarantees on our future results of operations.


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3.  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

    Acquisition of Avant!  Corporation.  On June 6, 2002, the Company completed
its  merger  with  Avant!  Corporation  (Avant!).  Avant!  was a  leader  in the
development  of software used in the physical  design and physical  verification
phases of chip  design.  As a result of the  merger,  the Company is now able to
offer a  comprehensive  array of  products  for the design and  verification  of
chips.  Under the terms of the merger  agreement  between  Synopsys  and Avant!,
Avant! merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synopsys. The aggregate
merger   consideration,   including  the  fair  value  of  stock   issued,   was
approximately  $1.0  billion,  and  was  determined  primarily  as a  result  of
competitive bidding with other potential  acquirers.  As a result of the merger,
the Company  recorded  goodwill of $370.5  million which includes an increase to
the value of goodwill  as a result of an  increase in the value of the  contract
termination  liabilities  of $1.0 million since October 31, 2002. The results of
operations  of Avant!  are  included  in the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
consolidated  statement  of income for the period from  November 1, 2002 through
January 31, 2003.

    The following  table presents the components of  acquisition-related  costs
recorded, along with amounts paid through the period ended January 31, 2003.

                                    Balance at                     Balance at
                                    October 31,                    January 31,
(in thousands)                         2002          Payments         2003
                                   -------------- --------------- --------------
 Acquisition related costs         $      3,840   $        466    $    3,374
 Facilities closure costs                57,261          8,454        48,807
 Employee severance costs                   290            155           135
                                   -------------- --------------- --------------
Total                              $     61,391   $      9,075    $   52,316
                                   ============== =============== ==============

    The remaining  acquisition  related costs of $3.4 million consist primarily
of legal and accounting fees.

    Facilities  closure costs at January 31, 2003 include $46.8 million related
to Avant!'s corporate headquarters. After the merger, the functions performed in
the buildings were consolidated into Synopsys' corporate facilities. The lessors
have brought a claim against  Avant!  for the future  amounts  payable under the
lease agreements.  Synopsys settled certain of the claims of the landlord of two
of these  buildings  for $7.4 million  during the three months ended January 31,
2003.  The amount  accrued at January 31, 2003  includes an amount  equal to the
future amounts payable under the related lease  agreements,  without taking into
consideration  in the  accrual any  defenses  the Company may have to the claim.
Resolution of this  contingency  at an amount  different  from that accrued will
result in an increase or decrease in the purchase  consideration  and the amount
will be allocated to goodwill.  The  remaining  facilities  closure costs at the
closing date  totaling $2.0 million  represents  the present value of the future
obligations  under certain of Avant!'s lease agreements which the Company has or
intends to  terminate  under an approved  facilities  exit plan plus  additional
costs expected to be incurred directly related to vacating such facilities.

    Acquisition of Co-Design.  On September 6, 2002, the Company  completed its
acquisition of Co-Design Automation,  Inc. (Co-Design),  a private company which
was developing  simulation software used in the high level verification stage of
the chip design  process,  and a new design  language that permits  designers to
describe the  behavior of their chips more  efficiently  than  current  standard
languages.  The aggregate purchase price for Co-Design was $34.3 million,  which
was  determined  principally  by  competitive  bidding  with  another  potential
acquirer.  As a result of the  merger the  Company  recorded  goodwill  of $27.7
million. The results of operations of Co-Design are included in the accompanying
unaudited  condensed  consolidated  statement  of  income  for the  period  from
November 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.

    Acquisition of inSilicon.  On September 20, 2002, the Company completed its
acquisition  of inSilicon  Corporation  (inSilicon),  a company that  developed,
marketed and licensed an extensive portfolio of complex  "intellectual  property
blocks", or pre-designed, pre-verified subportions of a chip that can be used as
building  blocks for complex  systems-on-a-chip,  and therefore  accelerate  the

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development of such chips. The aggregate  purchase price for inSilicon was $74.6
million.  As a result of the  merger,  the  Company  recorded  goodwill of $22.2
million. The results of operations of inSilicon are included in the accompanying
unaudited  condensed  consolidated  statement  of income for the period from the
November 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.

    In  connection  with the  acquisition  of inSilicon,  the Company  incurred
acquisition  related  costs of $6.2 million,  consisting  primarily of legal and
accounting fees of $1.8 million,  and other directly  related charges  including
contract   termination  costs  of  $3.3  million,  and  restructuring  costs  of
approximately $0.8 million. As of January 31, 2003, remaining accrued and unpaid
acquisition  related  costs of $1.2 million  consist  primarily  of  outstanding
contract termination costs.

    Unaudited Pro Forma Results of  Operations.  The following  table  presents
unaudited  pro forma results of  operations  and gives effect to the Avant!  and
inSilicon  mergers as if the  mergers  were  consummated  on  November  1, 2001.
Amounts shown for the three-month period ended January 31, 2003 are the combined
Company's actual results of operations.  The 2002 unaudited pro forma results of
operations do not include the effect of the  Co-Design  merger as such effect is
not material.  The unaudited pro forma results of operations are not necessarily
indicative of the results of  operations  had the Avant!  and inSilicon  mergers
actually  occurred  at the  beginning  of  fiscal  2002,  nor is it  necessarily
indicative of future operating results:

                                                   THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                       JANUARY 31,
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                 2003               2002
                                           ----------------- -------------------
                                             (in thousands, except per share
                                                         amounts)

     Revenue                                $       268,136   $       288,508
     Net income                             $        34,385   $        28,056

     Basic earnings per share               $          0.46   $          0.38
     Weighted average common shares
       outstanding                                   74,065            74,666
     Diluted earnings per share             $          0.45  $           0.35
     Weighted  average common shares
       and dilutive stock options
       outstanding                                   76,639            79,376

    The  unaudited  pro forma  results of  operations  for each of the  periods
presented  exclude  non-recurring  merger  costs of $21.0  million for  Avant!'s
pre-merger  litigation settlement and other related costs incurred by Avant! for
the three months  ended  January 31,  2002.  These  expenses are included in the
historical  unaudited condensed  consolidated  statement of income. In addition,
the  unaudited  pro forma  results of  operations  for 2002,  do not reflect the
reduction in Avant!'s  reported  deferred revenue as required under the purchase
method of  accounting.  This  reduction  results  in lower  revenue  in  periods
subsequent  to the merger than would have been achieved if the two companies had
not been combined.


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4.  GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

    The  following  table  presents  a  rollforward  of the  carrying  value of
goodwill and other intangibles, net from October 31, 2002 to January 31, 2003:




                                    Amortization    Balance at                                    Balance at
                                       Period      October 31,                                    January 31,
(in thousands)                        (Years)          2002        Additions(1)   Amortization       2003
                                    ------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
                                                                                 
Goodwill                                          $     434,554   $     1,213     $         --   $    435,767

Intangibles:
   Contract rights intangible            3        $      44,519   $        --     $      4,308   $     40,211
   Core/developed technology            3-10            186,766            --           17,226        169,540
   Covenant not-to-compete               4                8,152            --              569          7,583
   Customer backlog                      3                3,267            --              158          3,109
   Customer relationship                 6               95,782            --            4,276         91,506
   Trademark and tradename               3               15,242            --            1,475         13,767
   Capitalized research and
     development costs                   2                1,606           654              324          1,936
                                                  --------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
Total intangible assets                           $     355,334   $       654     $     28,336   $    327,652
                                                  =============== =============== ============== ==============



     (1) - Additions  include amounts related to foreign  currency  fluctuations
     for  goodwill  which is not  denominated  in US dollars and $1.0 million of
     contract termination costs.

     Total amortization  expense related to goodwill and other intangible assets
is set forth in the table below:

                                                    THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                        JANUARY 31,
                                               ------------------------------
                                                   2003            2002
                                               ------------------------------
                                                      (in thousands)

           Goodwill                            $         --   $       3,892
           Intangibles:
             Contract rights intangible        $      4,308   $          --
             Core/developed technology               17,226             152
             Covenant not-to-compete                    569              --
             Customer backlog                           158              --
             Customer relationship                    4,276              --
             Trademark and tradename                  1,475              --
             Capitalized research and
                development costs                       324             305
                                               -------------- ---------------
             Total intangible assets           $     28,336   $         457
                                               ============== ===============

     The following table presents the estimated future amortization of the other
intangibles (in thousands):


                   Fiscal Year
                   2003 - remainder of fiscal year          $     87,274
                   2004                                          112,874
                   2005                                           77,122
                   2006                                           19,727
                   2007 and thereafter                            30,655
                                                            --------------
                   Total estimated future amortization of
                     other intangibles                      $    327,652
                                                            ===============

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    The adjusted net loss per share excluding  amortization of goodwill,  as if
SFAS 142 was adopted as of July 1, 2001, is included in the table below. Amounts
shown for the three month period ended January 31, 2003 are the Company's actual
results of operations.



                                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                    JANUARY 31,
                                                        -------------------------------------
                                                              2003               2002
                                                        ----------------- -------------------
                                                          (in thousands, except per share
                                                                      amounts)

                                                                    
    Net income                                           $        34,385   $        14,052
    Add: Amortization of goodwill                                     --             3,892
                                                        ----------------- -------------------

    Adjusted net income                                  $        34,385   $        17,944
                                                        =================  ==================

    Basic earnings per share                             $          0.46   $          0.30
    Weighted average common shares outstanding                    74,065            60,136

    Diluted earnings per share                           $          0.45   $          0.28
    Weighted average common shares and dilutive stock
       options outstanding                                        76,639            65,011




5.  STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

    In  December  2002,  the  Company's  Board of  Directors  renewed its stock
repurchase program originally  approved in July 2001. Under the renewed program,
Synopsys  common stock with a market value up to $500 million may be acquired in
the open  market.  This  renewed  stock  repurchase  program  replaced all prior
repurchase  programs  authorized  by the Board.  Common shares  repurchased  are
intended to be used for ongoing stock issuances such as existing  employee stock
option and stock purchase plans and acquisitions.  During the three months ended
January 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company did not repurchase any common shares.

6.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

    The following table sets forth the components of comprehensive  income, net
of income tax expense:

                                                       THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                           JANUARY 31,
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                      2003            2002
                                                  -------------- --------------
                                                          (in thousands)

           Net income                               $  34,385       $  14,052
              Foreign currency translation
                adjustment                               (778)          2,595
              Unrealized gain on foreign
                exchange contracts                     13,786              --
              Unrealized (loss) gain on
                investments                            (3,991)          5,644
              Reclassification adjustment
                for realized gains (losses) on
                investments                             2,298          (2,969)
                                                  -------------- --------------
           Total comprehensive income               $  45,700       $  19,322
                                                  ============== ==============



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7.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

    Basic earnings per share is computed using the  weighted-average  number of
common  shares  outstanding  during the period.  Diluted  earnings  per share is
computed using the  weighted-average  number of common shares and dilutive stock
options  outstanding  during the period.  The  weighted-average  dilutive  stock
options outstanding is computed using the treasury stock method.

    The following is a  reconciliation  of the  weighted-average  common shares
used to  calculate  basic net  income per share to the  weighted-average  common
shares used to calculate diluted net income per share:

                                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                            JANUARY 31,
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                       2003            2002
                                                 --------------- ---------------
                                                          (in thousands)

      Weighted-average common shares for basic
         net income per share                          74,065            60,136
      Weighted-average dilutive stock options
         outstanding under the treasury stock
         method                                         2,574             4,875
                                                 --------------- ---------------
      Weighted-average common shares for
         diluted net income per share                  76,639            65,011
                                                 =============== ===============

    The effect of dilutive stock options outstanding excludes approximately 9.9
million and 3.3 million  stock  options for the three months  ended  January 31,
2003 and 2002,  respectively,  which were anti-dilutive for net income per share
calculations.


8.  SEGMENT DISCLOSURE

    Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (SFAS 131), Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, requires disclosures of
certain  information  regarding  operating  segments,   products  and  services,
geographic  areas of operation and major  customers.  The method for determining
what  information  to  report  under  SFAS  131 is based  upon  the  "management
approach," or the way that management  organizes the operating segments within a
Company for which separate financial  information is available that is evaluated
regularly  by the Chief  Operating  Decision  Maker  (CODM) in  deciding  how to
allocate  resources and in assessing  performance.  Synopsys'  CODM is the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

    The Company provides  comprehensive design software products and consulting
services  in the  electronic  design  automation  software  industry.  The  CODM
evaluates the performance of the Company based on profit or loss from operations
before income taxes not including  merger-related costs, in-process research and
development  and  amortization of intangible  assets.  For the purpose of making
operating  decisions,   the  CODM  primarily  considers  financial   information
presented on a consolidated basis accompanied by disaggregated information about
revenues by  geographic  region.  Revenue is defined as revenues  from  external
customers.



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    Revenue and  long-lived  assets  related to operations in the United States
and other geographic areas are as follows:

                                                    THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                       JANUARY 31,
                                             ---------------------------------
                                                  2003             2002
                                             ---------------- ----------------
                                                      (in thousands)
Revenue:
   United States                             $      166,122   $     108,709
   Europe                                            42,289          34,068
   Japan                                             32,896          17,018
   Other                                             26,829          15,750
                                             ---------------- ----------------
     Consolidated                            $      268,136   $     175,545
                                             ================ ================


                                              JANUARY 31,      OCTOBER 31,
                                                 2003              2002
                                            ---------------- -----------------
                                                     (in thousands)
Long-lived assets:
  United States                              $      158,820   $     162,360

  Other                                              23,634          22,680
                                            ---------------- -----------------
     Consolidated                            $      182,454   $     185,040
                                            ================ =================

    Geographic  revenue  data  for  multi-region,   multi-product  transactions
reflect internal allocations and is therefore subject to certain assumptions and
to the  Company's  methodology.  Beginning  in fiscal 2003,  geographic  revenue
reflects reconfiguration.  The Company had one customer, Intel Corporation, that
accounted for more than ten percent of the Company's total revenue for the three
months ended January 31, 2003.  Intel's Chief Financial and Enterprise  Services
Officer serves on the Synopsys Board of Directors.  Company management  believes
the  transactions  between the two parties were carried out under the  Company's
normal terms and conditions. No one customer accounted for more than ten percent
of the Company's total revenue for the same period in the prior year.

    The  Company  segregates  revenue  into five  categories  for  purposes  of
internal management  reporting:  Design  Implementation,  Verification and Test,
Design  Analysis,  Intellectual  Property (IP) and  Professional  Services.  The
following  table  summarizes  the  revenue  attributable  to each of the various
categories. Revenue attributable to products acquired from Avant!, inSilicon and
Co-Design that was recognized by the acquired  companies prior to the respective
acquisition  date is not  reflected in the three months ended  January 31, 2002.
Revenue  attributable to such acquired  products is included in the three months
ended  January 31,  2003.  Due to a business  unit  reorganization  in the first
quarter of fiscal 2003,  products were  realigned with the majority of the shift
occurring  between IP and  Verification and Test. Prior period amounts have been
reclassified to conform to the new presentation.

                                                  THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                     JANUARY 31,
                                           ---------------------------------
                                                 2003             2002
                                           ----------------- ---------------
                                                    (in thousands)
Revenue:
   Design Implementation                   $     116,385       $    70,523
   Verification and Test                          70,680            65,765
   Design Analysis                                53,664            10,618
   IP                                             15,772            14,797
   Professional Services                          11,635            13,842
                                           ----------------- ---------------
     Consolidated                            $   268,136       $   175,545
                                           ================= ===============

    Beginning in fiscal 2003, product revenue reflects reconfiguration.



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9.  DEFERRED STOCK COMPENSATION

    In connection  with the mergers which  occurred in fiscal 2002, the Company
also assumed  unvested  stock  options held by Avant!,  inSilicon  and Co-Design
employees.  The Company  recorded  deferred  stock  compensation  totaling  $8.1
million,  $1.7 million and $0.7 million  based on the  intrinsic  value of these
assumed   unvested   stock  options  for  Avant!,   inSilicon   and   Co-Design,
respectively.  The deferred  stock  compensation  is amortized over the options'
remaining  vesting  period of one to three years.  During the three months ended
January  31,  2003,  the  Company   recorded   amortization  of  deferred  stock
compensation of $1.3 million.  Had the Company allocated the amortization,  such
allocation would have been recorded in the following expense  classifications:

(in thousands)
Cost of revenue                            $      136

Research and development                          847
Sales and marketing                               283
General and administrative                         61
                                           -------------
  Subtotal                                      1,191

Total                                      $    1,327
                                           =============

    There was no deferred stock  compensation  recorded during the three months
ended January 31, 2002.

10. ACQUISITION OF NUMERICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    On January 13, 2003,  the Company  entered  into an  Agreement  and Plan of
Merger with Numerical  Technologies,  Inc.  (Numerical)  under which the Company
commenced  a cash  tender  offer to  acquire  all of the  outstanding  shares of
Numerical common stock at $7.00 per share,  followed by a second-step  merger in
which the Company  would  acquire any  untendered  Numerical  shares at the same
price per share. Following the consummation of the cash tender offer on February
28, 2003,  Numerical merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Synopsys,
effective  March 1, 2003. The cash  consideration  value is  approximately  $240
million.  The Company  acquired  Numerical  in order to expand its  offerings of
design for manufacturing products.




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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

    The following  discussion  contains  forward-looking  statements within the
meaning of Section 21E of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934.  For  example,
statements   including   terms  such  as  "projects,"   "expects,"   "believes,"
"anticipates" or "targets" are forward-looking statements.  Actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a
result of certain  factors,  including  those set forth under  "Factors That May
Affect Future Results."

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    The  discussion  and  analysis of our  financial  condition  and results of
operations  is  based  upon  our  unaudited  condensed   consolidated  financial
statements,  which have been prepared in accordance with  accounting  principles
generally  accepted in the United States of America.  The  preparation  of these
financial  statements  requires  management to make estimates and judgments that
affect the reported  amounts of assets,  liabilities,  revenues and expenses and
related  disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  On an on-going basis,
we evaluate our estimates,  including those related to revenue recognition,  bad
debts, investments,  intangible assets and income taxes. Our estimates are based
on  historical  experience  and on various  other  assumptions  we  believe  are
reasonable  under the  circumstances.  Actual  results  may  differ  from  these
estimates.

    The  accounting  policies  described  below are those that most  frequently
require us to make  estimates  and  judgments,  and are  therefore  critical  to
understanding our results of operations.

    Revenue  Recognition.  Our revenue recognition policy is detailed in Note 2
of  the  Notes  to  Unaudited  Condensed   Consolidated   Financial  Statements.
Management  has made  significant  judgments  related  to  revenue  recognition;
specifically,  in  connection  with  each  transaction  involving  our  products
(referred to as an "arrangement" in the accounting literature), we must evaluate
whether  our  fee  is  "fixed  or  determinable"  and  we  must  assess  whether
"collectibility is probable". These judgments are discussed below.

    The Fee is Fixed or Determinable. With respect to each arrangement, we must
make a judgment as to whether the arrangement fee is fixed or  determinable.  If
the fee is fixed or  determinable,  then revenue is recognized  upon delivery of
software  (assuming other revenue  recognition  criteria are met). If the fee is
not fixed or determinable,  then the revenue recognized in each quarter (subject
to application of other revenue recognition  criteria) will be the lesser of the
aggregate of amounts due and payable or the amount of the  arrangement  fee that
would have been recognized if the fees had been fixed or determinable.

    Except  in cases  where  we  grant  extended  payment  terms to a  specific
customer,  we have  determined  that our fees are fixed or  determinable  at the
inception of our arrangements based on the following:

    o   The fee our customers pay for our products is negotiated at the outset
        of an  arrangement  and is generally  based on the specific  volume of
        products to be delivered.

    o   Our  license  fees are not a function of  variable-pricing  mechanisms
        such as the number of units  distributed  or copied by the customer or
        the expected number of users of the product delivered.

    A  determination  that an  arrangement  fee is fixed or  determinable  also
depends upon the payment terms  relating to such an  arrangement.  Our customary
payment terms - supported by historical practice - require that a minimum of 75%
of the arrangement fee is due within one year or less. Arrangements with payment
terms  extending  beyond the customary  payment terms are  considered  not to be
fixed or  determinable.  A determination of whether the arrangement fee is fixed
or  determinable is  particularly  relevant to revenue  recognition on perpetual
licenses.

    Collectibility is Probable.  In order to recognize revenue,  we must make a
judgment of the  collectibility  of the  arrangement  fee.  Our  judgment of the
collectibility is applied on a customer-by-customer basis pursuant to our credit
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successful  collection.  New customers are subjected to a credit review process,
which  evaluates  the  customers'  financial  positions  and ability to pay. New
customers are typically  assigned a credit limit based on a formulated review of
their  financial  position.  Such  credit  limits  are  only  increased  after a
successful  collection history with the customer has been established.  If it is
determined from the outset of an arrangement that collectibility is not probable
based upon our credit review process,  revenue is recognized on a cash-collected
basis.

    Valuation of Strategic  Investments.  As of January 31, 2003,  the adjusted
cost of our strategic  investments,  excluding  $10.3 million of net  unrealized
gains and amortization of equity forwards,  totaled $20.1 million. We review our
investments in non-public companies on a quarterly basis and estimate the amount
of any impairment  incurred during the current period based on specific analysis
of each  investment,  considering the activities of and events occurring at each
of  the  underlying  portfolio  companies  during  the  quarter.  Our  portfolio
companies  operate  in  industries  that  are  rapidly  evolving  and  extremely
competitive. For equity investments in non-public companies where there is not a
market in which their value is readily  determinable,  we assess each investment
for indicators of impairment at each quarter end based  primarily on achievement
of business plan objectives and current market conditions,  among other factors,
and information  available to us at the time of this quarterly  assessment.  The
primary  business plan  objectives we consider  include  achievement  of planned
financial results,  completion of capital raising  activities,  the launching of
technology,  the hiring of key employees  and overall  progress on the portfolio
company's  business  plan. If it is determined  that an impairment  has occurred
with  respect  to an  investment  in a  portfolio  company,  in the  absence  of
quantitative  valuation metrics,  management estimates the impairment and/or the
net  realizable  value  of  the  portfolio   investment  based  on  public-  and
private-company  market  comparable  information  and  valuations  completed for
companies  similar  to our  portfolio  companies.  Based on these  measurements,
impairment losses aggregating $1.0 million were recorded during the three months
ended  January 31, 2003.  No  impairment  losses were  recorded  during the same
period in the prior fiscal year.  Future adverse  changes in market  conditions,
poor operating results of underlying  investments and other information obtained
after our quarterly assessment could result in additional losses or an inability
to recover the current  carrying value of the  investments  thereby  requiring a
further impairment charge in the future.

    Valuation of  Intangible  Assets.  Intangible  assets,  net of  accumulated
amortization,  totaled  $327.7  million as of January 31, 2003. We  periodically
evaluate our intangible assets for indications of impairment  whenever events or
changes  in   circumstances   indicate  that  the  carrying  value  may  not  be
recoverable.  Intangible assets consist of purchased technology, contract rights
intangible  (as  defined  under  Note  2 of the  Notes  to  Unaudited  Condensed
Consolidated  Financial  Statements),   customer  installed   base/relationship,
trademarks  and  tradenames,  covenants  not to  compete,  customer  backlog and
capitalized  software.  Factors we consider  important  which  could  trigger an
impairment  review include  significant  under-performance  relative to expected
historical or projected future  operating  results,  significant  changes in the
manner  of our use of the  acquired  assets  or the  strategy  for  our  overall
business or significant negative industry or economic trends. If this evaluation
indicates that the value of the intangible asset may be impaired,  an assessment
of the  recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset over its remaining
useful life is made. If this assessment  indicates that the intangible  asset is
not recoverable,  based on the estimated  undiscounted  future cash flows of the
acquired entity or technology over the remaining  amortization  period,  the net
carrying value of the related intangible asset will be reduced to fair value and
the remaining  amortization  period may be adjusted.  Any such impairment charge
could be  significant  and could have a material  adverse effect on our reported
financial  statements.  Based on these  measurements,  no impairment losses were
recorded during the three months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002.

    Allowance For Doubtful Accounts.  As of January 31, 2003, our allowance for
doubtful accounts totaled $11.3 million. Management estimates the collectibility
of our accounts  receivable  on an  account-by-account  basis.  In addition,  we
provide  for a general  reserve on all  accounts  receivable,  using a specified
percentage  of  the   outstanding   balance  in  each  aged  group.   Management
specifically  analyzes  accounts  receivable and historical bad debt experience,
customer  creditworthiness,  current  economic trends,  international  exposures
(such as currency  devaluation),  and changes in our customer payment terms when


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evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. If the financial
condition of our customers  were to  deteriorate,  resulting in an impairment of
their ability to make payments,  additional  allowances may be required.  During
each of the three month periods ended January 31, 2003 and 2002, write-offs (net
of recoveries) totaled $0.5 million.

    Income Taxes.  Our effective tax rate is directly  affected by the relative
proportions of our domestic and foreign revenue and income.  We are also subject
to changing tax laws in the multiple  jurisdictions  in which we operate.  As of
January 31,  2003,  current net deferred  tax assets and  long-term  liabilities
totaled $288.9 million and $10.7  million,  respectively.  We believe that it is
more  likely  than not that the  results  of  future  operations  will  generate
sufficient  taxable  income to utilize  these net deferred tax assets.  While we
have  considered  future  taxable  income and ongoing  prudent and  feasible tax
planning strategies in assessing the need for any valuation allowance, should we
determine  that we would not be able to realize all or part of our net  deferred
tax assets in the future,  an  adjustment  to the  deferred  tax assets would be
charged to income in the period  such  determination  was made.  A change in the
deferred tax  liabilities  may result in an adjustment to goodwill in the period
such determination is made.

 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    Mergers and  Acquisitions.  On June 6, 2002,  we completed  our merger with
Avant!,  a leader in the development of software used in the physical design and
physical  verification  phases of chip design. As a result of the merger, we are
now  able to  offer a  comprehensive  array  of  products  for  the  design  and
verification of chips.  The aggregate merger  consideration,  including the fair
value of stock  issued,  was  approximately  $1.0  billion,  and was  determined
primarily as a result of competitive bidding with other potential acquirers.  As
a result of the merger, we recorded  goodwill of $370.5 million.  The results of
operations  of Avant!  are  included  in the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
consolidated  statement  of income for the period from  November 1, 2002 through
January 31, 2003.

    On September 6, 2002, we completed our acquisition of Co-Design,  a private
company  which  was  developing  simulation  software  used  in the  high  level
verification  stage of the chip design  process,  and a new design language that
permits  designers to describe the behavior of their chips more efficiently than
current standard languages. The aggregate purchase price for Co-Design was $34.3
million,  which was determined  principally by competitive  bidding with another
potential  acquirer.  As a result of the merger we  recorded  goodwill  of $27.7
million. The results of operations of Co-Design are included in the accompanying
unaudited  condensed  consolidated  statement  of  income  for the  period  from
November 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.

    On September 20, 2002, we completed our acquisition of inSilicon, a company
that  developed,  marketed  and  licensed  an  extensive  portfolio  of  complex
"intellectual property blocks", or pre-designed,  pre-verified  subportions of a
chip that can be used as  building  blocks for  complex  systems-on-a-chip,  and
therefore accelerate the development of such chips. The aggregate purchase price
for inSilicon was $74.6 million. As a result of the merger, we recorded goodwill
of $22.2  million.  The results of  operations  of inSilicon are included in the
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income for the period
from the November 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.

    Revenue. Revenue consists of fees for perpetual and ratable licenses of our
software products,  post-contract  customer support (PCS), customer training and
consulting. We classify revenues as product, service or ratable license. Product
revenue  consists  primarily of perpetual  software  licenses.  Service  revenue
consists of PCS under  perpetual  licenses and fees for consulting  services and
training. Ratable license revenue consists of all revenue from our TSLs and from
time-based  licenses  sold  prior to the  adoption  of TSLs in August  2000 that
include extended payment terms or unspecified additional products.

    Adoption of Subscription Licenses; Impact on Revenue. In the fourth quarter
of  fiscal  2000  we  introduced  a new  type of  license  called  a  technology
subscription  license.  A TSL is a  license  to use one or more of our  software
products,  and to receive support services (such as hotline support and updates)
for a limited period of time.  Since TSLs include bundled products and services,
both product and service revenue is generally  recognized  ratably over the term
of the license, or, if later, as payments become due. The terms of TSLs, and the
payments  due  thereon,  may be  structured  flexibly  to meet the  needs of the
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In certain  situations,  customers have limited rights to new technology through
reconfiguration clauses under their agreements.

    Prior to the  adoption  of TSLs,  we sold  perpetual  licenses  and  "term"
licenses (a type of time-based license). Under these types of licenses, software
support is  purchased  separately.  Revenue  from the license  sale is generally
recognized in the quarter that the product is shipped (or "upfront") and revenue
from  software  support is  recognized  ratably  over the support  period.  Term
licenses were discontinued when TSLs were introduced.

    Due to the different  treatment of TSLs and  perpetual/term  licenses under
applicable  accounting rules, each type of license has a different impact on our
financial  statements.  When a customer buys a TSL, relatively little revenue is
recognized during the quarter the product is initially delivered.  The remaining
amount not recognized will either be recorded as deferred revenue on our balance
sheet or considered  operational or financial  backlog by us and not recorded on
the balance  sheet.  The amount  recorded  as  deferred  revenue is equal to the
portion of the  license fee that has been  invoiced or paid but not  recognized.
The amount  considered  backlog moves out of backlog and is recorded as deferred
revenue or recognized as invoiced or as additional  payments are made.  Deferred
revenue is reduced as revenue is recognized.  Under perpetual licenses (and term
licenses), a high proportion of all license revenue is recognized in the quarter
that the  product is  delivered,  with  relatively  little  recorded as deferred
revenue  or  as  backlog.   Therefore,  an  order  for  a  TSL  will  result  in
significantly lower  current-period  revenue than an equal-sized order under the
prior form of time-based licenses. Conversely, an order for a TSL will result in
higher  revenues  recognized in future periods than an  equal-sized  order for a
perpetual or term license. For example, a $120,000 order for a perpetual license
will  result in  $120,000  of revenue  recognized  in the quarter the product is
shipped  and no  revenue  in future  quarters.  The same  order for a 3-year TSL
shipped  at the  beginning  of the  quarter  will  result in  $10,000 of revenue
recognized  in  the  quarter  the  product  is  shipped  and in  each  of the 11
succeeding quarters.

    On an aggregate  basis, the introduction of TSLs has had, and will continue
to have, a significant  impact on our reported revenue and on our balance sheet.
In the quarter  immediately  following  the adoption of TSLs,  reported  revenue
dropped  significantly.  In each quarter  since  adoption,  ratable  revenue has
grown,  as TSL  orders  received  in each  quarter  contribute  revenue  that is
"layered"  over  the  revenue  recognized  from  TSL  orders  received  in prior
quarters.  This effect will repeat itself each quarter in varying  degrees until
the TSL model is fully phased in; during this transition  period ratable revenue
will continue to grow even if the overall level of TSL orders does not grow, and
could grow even if the overall level of TSL orders declines. The phase in period
of the TSL model is difficult to predict.  Since our  introduction  of TSLs, the
average TSL duration has been approximately 13 quarters.  Therefore,  absent any
acquisitions,  the model would be  substantially  phased in  approximately  3.25
years following the adoption of the model. The phase in period has been extended
by the  acquisition of Avant!  and will be extended to some extent by any future
acquisitions  we make of companies  whose  license mix is more heavily  weighted
toward  perpetual  licenses  than  ours.  Over the long  term,  as the TSL model
becomes more fully phased in, average  revenue growth will closely track average
orders growth.

    Synopsys' license revenue in any given quarter is dependent upon the volume
of  perpetual  orders  shipped  during the  quarter,  the amount of TSL  revenue
amortized from deferred revenue,  or recognized out of backlog from TSL licenses
shipped  during a prior  quarter and, to a small  degree,  the amount of revenue
recognized on TSL orders received during the quarter. We set our revenue targets
for any given period based,  in part,  upon an assumption that we will achieve a
certain  level of orders and a certain  license mix of  perpetual  licenses  and
TSLs.  The precise mix of orders is subject to  substantial  fluctuation  in any
given quarter or multiple quarter  periods,  and the actual mix of licenses sold
affects the revenue we recognize  in the period.  If we achieve the target level
of total  orders but are unable to achieve  our target  license  mix, we may not
meet our revenue  targets (if we deliver more than expected  TSLs) or may exceed
them (if we deliver  more than  expected  perpetuals).  If we achieve the target
license mix but the overall level of orders is below the target  level,  then we
will not meet our revenue targets.

    The  precise  mix of orders is subject to  substantial  fluctuation  in any
given quarter or multiple quarter periods. Our historical license order mix from
August  2000 to the present  (i.e.,  since our  adoption of TSLs),  has been 22%


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perpetual  licenses  and 78% ratable  licenses.  In the first  quarter of fiscal
2003, the license mix was approximately 13% perpetual  licenses and 87% TSLs, in
comparison to 28% perpetual licenses and 72% TSLs in the first quarter of fiscal
2002. Our target  license mix for new software  orders for the second quarter of
fiscal  year  2003  is 22% to 27%  perpetual  licenses  and  73% to 78%  ratable
licenses. Our target license mix for new software orders for fiscal year 2003 is
20% to 25% perpetual licenses and 75% to 80% ratable licenses.

    Revenue.  Total  revenue  for the  three  months  ended  January  31,  2003
increased  53% to $268.1  million as  compared  to $175.5  million  for the same
period in the prior fiscal year.  The increase in total revenue is primarily due
to the Avant!  acquisition in June 2002 and to the additional  quarters that the
TSL license model has been in effect.

    Product  revenue for the three months ended January 31, 2003  increased 38%
to $54.5  million as compared to $39.6  million for the same period in the prior
fiscal year. The increase in product  revenue is primarily due to an increase in
perpetual  licenses  delivered  during the period as compared to the same period
last year reflecting the increased volume of perpetual  licenses  resulting from
the Avant! merger. During the second quarter of 2002, we began offering variable
maintenance  arrangements  to certain  customers  that  entered  into  perpetual
license  technology   arrangements  in  excess  of  $2.0  million.  Under  these
arrangements,  the  annual  fee for  post-contract  customer  support  (PCS)  is
calculated as a percentage of the net license fee rather than a fixed percentage
of the list price, which results in a lower cost for PCS for our customers.

    Service revenue for the three months ended January 31, 2003 increased 5% to
$72.4  million as  compared  to $69.1  million  for the same period in the prior
fiscal year. The increase in service revenue is primarily due to the recognition
of PCS revenue acquired in the merger with Avant! in June 2002.  Notwithstanding
the positive  impact of the Avant!  PCS contracts on the first quarter,  service
revenue  has been and will  continue  to be  negatively  affected by a number of
factors which the Company  believes will lead to a decline in service revenue in
fiscal  2003  as  compared  to  fiscal  2002.   First,   our  new  licenses  are
predominately TSLs rather than perpetual licenses.  Time-based licenses formerly
sold by the Company are expiring and being  renewed as TSLs,  and in some cases,
customers  with  existing  perpetual  licenses are entering into new TSLs rather
than renewing the PCS on the existing perpetual licenses.  In each case, revenue
attributable  to PCS that otherwise would have been reflected in service revenue
is now reflected in ratable license revenue.  Third, the rate charged for PCS on
perpetual  licenses  with  technology  commitments  in excess of $2.0 million is
lower  than the rate  charged  for PCS  under a  perpetual  license  with  fixed
maintenance  rates  resulting in  relatively  less PCS revenue on an order for a
perpetual with a variable maintenance charge.  Service revenue has also been and
will continue to be negatively affected by economic  conditions.  Some customers
have sought to reduce their costs by curtailing their use of outside consultants
or by discontinuing  maintenance on their perpetual  licenses.  As a result,  we
have received a lower volume of new consulting  orders and  maintenance  renewal
orders than expected.  Customer expenditures on training have also been reduced,
which has  accordingly  reduced  revenue from  training.  These  conditions  are
expected to continue at least until  research  and  development  spending by the
semiconductor industry returns to historic levels of growth.

    Ratable  license  revenue  for the three  months  ended  January  31,  2003
increased  111% to $141.2  million as  compared  to $66.9  million  for the same
period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in ratable  license revenue is due
to the  additional  quarters  that the TSL  license  model has been used and the
increased volume of ratable licenses resulting from the Avant! merger.

    Revenue Seasonality.  Our revenue is seasonal.  In general,  revenue in the
first  quarter of our fiscal year is the lowest of any  quarter,  and revenue in
the fourth quarter is the largest of any quarter, with revenue in the second and
third  quarters  roughly in the middle of the first and  fourth  quarters.  This
seasonal pattern may be attributed to a variety of factors,  including  customer
buying patterns,  the timing of major contract  renewals and sales  compensation
incentives.

    Revenue - Product Groups. For management  reporting purposes,  our products
have been organized into four distinct  product groups - Design  Implementation,
Verification  and Test,  Design  Analysis,  Intellectual  Property  (IP) - and a
services  group -  Professional  Services.  The following  table  summarizes the


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revenue  attributable  to the various  groups as a percentage  of total  Company
revenue for the last eight quarters.  Revenue  attributable to products acquired
from Avant! that was recognized by Avant! prior to June 6, 2002 is not reflected
in the following tables.  Revenue attributable to such products on or after June
6, 2002 is included in the table. As a result of the Avant! merger, we redefined
our product groups,  effective in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Prior period
amounts have been reclassified to conform to the new presentation.



                          Q1-2003   Q4-2002    Q3-2002   Q2-2002    Q1-2002    Q4-2001   Q3-2001    Q2-2001
                         ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
                                                                           
Revenue

  Design Implementation      44%        46%       44%        42%      40%         42%        39%       39%
  Verification and Test      26         26        27         34       38          34         34        32
  Design Analysis            20         19        17          6        6           6          6         5
  IP                          6          5         5          9        8           9         10         9
  Professional Services       4          4         7          9        8           9         11        15
                         ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
   Total Company            100%       100%      100%       100%     100%        100%       100%      100%
                         ========== ========= ========== ========= ========== ========== ========= ==========



    Design  Implementation.  Design  Implementation  includes  products used to
design a chip from a high level functional description to a complete description
of the  transistors  and  connections  that implement such functions that can be
delivered to a semiconductor  company for manufacturing.  Design  Implementation
technologies  include logic synthesis,  physical  synthesis,  floor planning and
place-and-route  products  and  technologies.  The  principal  products  in this
category  at January  31,  2003 are Design  Compiler,  Physical  Compiler,  Chip
Architect,  Floorplan  Compiler,  Jupiter,  Apollo and Astro. As a percentage of
total  revenue,  Design  Implementation  fluctuated  between  39% and 46% in the
period  from the second  quarter of fiscal  2001  through  the first  quarter of
fiscal 2003, and exhibited a generally  increasing  trend from the first quarter
of fiscal 2001 through the fourth  quarter of fiscal 2002.  This trend  reflects
the Company's  growing  portfolio of Design  Implementation  products during the
period,  most notably the introduction of Physical Compiler and, with the Avant!
merger,  the  addition  of Apollo and Astro.  We believe  that the  decrease  in
contribution  between the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002 and the first quarter of
fiscal  2003  represents  a normal  fluctuation  based on the  configuration  of
perpetual orders received during the quarter.

    Verification  and Test.  Verification  and Test includes  products used for
verification and analysis performed at the system level, register transfer level
and gate  level  of  design,  including  simulation,  system  level  design  and
verification,  timing analysis, formal verification,  test and related products.
The  principal  products in this  category  are VCS,  Polaris,  Vera,  PathMill,
CoCentric System Studio, PrimeTime, Formality, Design Verifyer, DFT Compiler and
TetraMax,  which  are used in  several  different  phases of chip  design.  As a
percentage of total revenue, revenue from this product family fluctuated between
32% and 38% in the period  from the second  quarter of fiscal  2001  through the
second quarter of fiscal 2002, principally  attributable to the mix of perpetual
versus TSL orders received for  Verification  and Test products during any given
quarter.  Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2002,  Verification  and Test
revenues as a percent of total Company revenue were lower,  principally  because
the Verification and Test product group does not include many products  acquired
from Avant!.

    Design Analysis.  Design Analysis  includes  products used for verification
and analysis  performed  principally  during the physical  verification phase of
chip design,  including analog and mixed signal circuit simulation,  design rule
checking,  power analysis,  customer design,  semiconductor process modeling and
reliability  analysis.  The  principal  products in this  category  are NanoSim,
StarSim,  HSPICE,  StarRC,  Arcadia,  TCAD, Hercules,  Venus,  Proteus,  Optical
Proximity Correction,  PrimePower and Cosmos. During the third quarter of fiscal
2002, revenue from this product group as a percentage of total revenue increased
from a steady level of 6% to 17% primarily due to the Avant! acquisition, as the
second largest  portion of Avant!'s  revenue was derived from products that were
added to the Design Analysis  category.  The continued  increase in contribution
from these products since that quarter reflects the growing importance of design
analysis  technologies  in  addressing  customers'  design  challenges  and  the
emphasis of additional sales of these products by Synopsys after the merger with
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    Intellectual  Property.  Our IP products include the DesignWare  library of
design  components  and  verification  models and the  products  acquired in the
merger with  inSilicon in September  2002.  As a  percentage  of total  revenue,
revenue from this product group was relatively stable from the second quarter of
fiscal  2001  through  the  second  quarter  of fiscal  2002  reflecting  growth
consistent  with our average.  Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2002, IP
revenue as a percentage of total revenue  decreased  principally  because the IP
product group does not include many products acquired from Avant!

    Professional  Services. The Professional Services group includes consulting
and training  activities.  This group provides  consulting  services,  including
design methodology  assistance,  specialized  telecommunications  systems design
services and turnkey design. As a percentage of total revenue, revenue from this
product group has declined  from 15% in the second  quarter of fiscal 2001 to 4%
in the first  quarter of fiscal 2003,  reflecting  the fact that Avant!  did not
have a significant  professional services business and, as described above under
"Revenue", the impact of the economic environment.

    Cost of Revenue.  Cost of revenue  consists of the cost of product revenue,
cost of service  revenue,  cost of ratable license  revenue and  amortization of
intangible  assets and  deferred  stock  compensation.  Cost of product  revenue
includes  personnel and related  costs,  production  costs,  product  packaging,
documentation,  and amortization of capitalized  software  development costs and
purchased  technology.  The cost of internally developed capitalized software is
amortized on a straight-line  basis over the software's  estimated economic life
of  approximately  two  years.  Cost  of  service  revenue  includes  consulting
services, personnel and related costs associated with providing training and PCS
on perpetual  licenses.  Cost of ratable license  revenue  includes the costs of
product  and  services  related to our TSLs (TSLs  include  bundled  product and
services).  Cost of product revenue, cost of service revenue and cost of ratable
license  revenue during any period are heavily  dependent on the mix of software
orders received during such period.

    Cost of  revenue  amortization  of  intangible  assets and  deferred  stock
compensation  includes  the  amortization  of  the  contract  rights  intangible
associated  with certain  executory  contracts  related to the  acquisitions  of
Avant!   Corporation  and  inSilicon   Corporation,   and  the  amortization  of
core/developed  technology  acquired  in the  Avant!,  inSilicon  and  Co-Design
mergers.  Total  amortization of intangible  assets included in cost of revenues
for the first  quarter of fiscal 2003 was $19.9  million  which  includes  $15.5
million and $4.4  million for core  developed  technology  and  contract  rights
intangible, respectively.

     Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the three months
ended  January 31, 2003 was 22% as compared to 20% for the same period in fiscal
2002.   Excluding   amortization   of  intangible   assets  and  deferred  stock
compensation,  cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue decreased due to
the increase in quarterly amortization of deferred revenue and backlog, which is
an inherent  result of the use of the ratable  license model and due to the fact
that other cost of goods sold components  remained  relatively stable. Our total
product  costs are  relatively  fixed and do not  fluctuate  significantly  with
changes  in  revenue or  changes  in  revenue  recognition  methods.  The dollar
increase in total cost of revenue to $58.5  million for the three  months  ended
January 31,  2003 as compared to $35.2  million for the same period in the prior
fiscal year is due to increases  of $19.9  million in  amortization  of contract
rights  intangible  and  core/developed  technology  recorded as a result of the
mergers occurring in fiscal 2002, $1.5 million in additional  royalties and $1.2
million in other special termination benefits, as discussed below.



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    Work Force  Reduction.  In the first  quarter of fiscal  2003,  the Company
implemented  a  workforce  reduction.  The  purpose  was to reduce  expenses  by
decreasing  the number of employees in all  departments  in domestic and foreign
locations.  As a result,  our  workforce  was  decreased  by  approximately  200
employees  and a charge of  approximately  $4.4 million is included in operating
expenses  for the three months ended  January 31, 2003.  The charge  consists of
severance  and  other  special  termination  benefits  and is  reflected  in the
unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income as follows:

(in thousands)
Cost of revenue                          $      1,167
Research and development                        1,388
Sales and marketing                             1,239
General and administrative                        630
                                         --------------
Total                                    $      4,424
                                         ==============

    Research and Development.  Research and development  expenses for the three
months  ended  January 31, 2003  increased  38% to $67.3  million as compared to
$48.7  million for the same period in the prior  fiscal  year.  The  increase in
expenses is due to increases of $9.1 million in personnel and related costs as a
result of an increase in research and  development  headcount  due to the Avant!
acquisition  in June 2002,  $7.5  million  in human  resources,  technology  and
facilities costs as a result of increased research and development  staffing and
$1.4 million in  restructuring  costs as a result of the workforce  reduction in
January 2003.

    Sales and  Marketing.  Sales and  marketing  expenses  for the three months
ended  January  31,  2003  increased  19% to $71.2  million as compared to $59.8
million for the same period in the prior fiscal  year.  The increase in expenses
is due to increases of $11.1  million in personnel and related costs as a result
of an increase in sales and marketing headcount due to the Avant! acquisition in
June 2002 and $1.2 million in  restructuring  costs as a result of the workforce
reduction  in January  2003.  These  increases  were offset by decreases of $1.3
million in human  resources,  technology and  facilities  costs as a result of a
decrease in sales and marketing headcount as a percentage of total headcount

    General and  Administrative.  General and  administrative  expenses for the
three months ended  January 31, 2003  increased 21% to $22.6 million as compared
to $18.7  million for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The increase in
expenses is due to increases of $2.3 million in personnel and related costs as a
result of an increase in general and administrative  headcount due to the Avant!
acquisition  in June  2002,  $2.2  million  in  depreciation  as a result of the
upgrade  to  our  information   technology   infrastructure,   $1.2  million  in
maintenance  agreements  covering more software and equipment due to the mergers
occurring  in fiscal  2002 and an increase in  litigation  expenses  relating to
certain legal actions.  These increases were offset by decreases of $4.4 million
in human resources, technology and facilities costs as a result of a decrease in
general and administrative headcount as a percentage of total headcount.

    Amortization   of   Goodwill,   Intangible   Assets  and   Deferred   Stock
Compensation.  Goodwill  represents  the excess of the aggregate  purchase price
over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable  intangible  assets we have
acquired.  On November 1, 2002, we adopted SFAS 142 which requires that goodwill
and intangible assets with indefinite  useful lives no longer be amortized,  but
instead be tested for  impairment  at least  annually.  As of January 31,  2003,
unamortized  goodwill was $435.8  million,  which will no longer be amortized in
accordance  with SFAS 142.  During the three  months  ended  January  31,  2002,
goodwill  for our  pre-fiscal  2002  acquisitions  and  intangible  assets  were
amortized  over  their  estimated  useful  lives of three  to ten  years.  Total
amortization  of goodwill and  intangible  assets was $4.0 million for the three
months ended January 31, 2002.



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    Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation  includes
the  amortization  of  trademarks,   trade  names,  customer  relationships  and
covenants  not-to-compete.  Total  amortization of intangible assets included in
operating  expenses  for the  first  quarter  of  fiscal  2003 was $8.9  million
including $1.2 million for deferred stock compensation.

    In  connection  with the mergers  occurring in fiscal 2002, we also assumed
unvested  stock options held by Avant!,  inSilicon and Co-Design  employees.  We
have recorded deferred stock  compensation  totaling $8.1 million,  $1.7 million
and $0.7 million based on the intrinsic  value of these assumed  unvested  stock
options for Avant!,  inSilicon and Co-Design,  respectively.  The deferred stock
compensation is amortized over the options'  remaining  vesting period of one to
three  years.  During the three  months  ended  January  31,  2003,  we recorded
amortization of deferred stock  compensation  of $1.3 million.  Had we allocated
the  amortization,  such  allocation  would have been  recorded in the following
expense classifications:

(in thousands)
Cost of revenue                            $      136

Research and development                          847
Sales and marketing                               283
General and administrative                         61
                                           -------------
  Subtotal                                      1,191

Total                                      $    1,327
                                           =============

    No deferred stock  compensation  was recorded during the three months ended
January 31, 2002.

    Other Income, Net. Other income, net for the three months ended January 31,
2003 was $9.2 million.  The balance  consists  primarily of the  following:  (i)
realized  gain on  investments  of $7.6  million,  (ii)  rental  income  of $2.6
million,  (iii) interest  income of $1.2 million,  (iv)  amortization of premium
forwards and foreign currency forwards of $1.1 million,  (v) impairment  charges
related to certain  assets in our  venture  portfolio  of $1.0  million and (vi)
other  miscellaneous  expenses  including  foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses
recognized during the quarter of $2.3 million.

    Other  income,  net for the three months  ended  January 31, 2002 was $11.1
million.  The balance consists primarily of the following:  (i) realized gain on
investments of $6.6 million, (ii) rental income of $2.4 million,  (iii) interest
income of $2.2  million,  (iv)  amortization  of premium  forwards  and  foreign
currency forwards of $0.4 million and (v) other miscellaneous expenses including
foreign exchange gains and losses recognized during the quarter of $0.5 million.



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    Unaudited Pro Forma Results of  Operations.  The following  table  presents
unaudited  pro forma results of  operations  and gives effect to the Avant!  and
inSilicon  mergers as if the  mergers  were  consummated  on  November  1, 2001.
Amounts shown for the three-month period ended January 31, 2003 are the combined
Company's actual results of operations.  The 2002 unaudited pro forma results of
operations do not include the effect of the  Co-Design  merger as such effect is
not material.  The unaudited pro forma results of operations are not necessarily
indicative of the results of  operations  had the Avant!  and inSilicon  mergers
actually  occurred  at the  beginning  of  fiscal  2002,  nor is it  necessarily
indicative of future operating results:



                                                                  THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                     JANUARY 31,
                                                         -------------------------------------
                                                               2003               2002
                                                         ----------------- -------------------
                                                           (in thousands, except per share
                                                                       amounts)
                                                                     
     Revenue                                              $       268,136   $       288,508
     Net income                                           $        34,385   $        28,056

     Basic earnings per share                             $          0.46   $          0.38
     Weighted average common shares outstanding                    74,065            74,666
     Diluted earnings per share                           $          0.45   $          0.35
     Weighted  average common shares and dilutive stock
        options outstanding                                        76,639            79,376



    The  unaudited  pro forma  results of  operations  for each of the  periods
presented  exclude  non-recurring  merger  costs of $21.0  million for  Avant!'s
pre-merger  litigation settlement and other related costs incurred by Avant! for
the three months  ended  January 31,  2002.  These  expenses are included in the
historical  unaudited condensed  consolidated  statement of income. In addition,
the  unaudited  pro forma  results of  operations  for 2002,  do not reflect the
reduction in Avant!'s  reported  deferred revenue as required under the purchase
method of  accounting.  This  reduction  results  in lower  revenue  in  periods
subsequent  to the merger than would have been achieved if the two companies had
not been combined.

    Interest  Rate Risk.  Our  exposure  to market risk for changes in interest
rates relates  primarily to our short-term  investment  portfolio.  We place our
investments in a mix of tax-exempt and taxable instruments that meet high credit
quality standards, as specified in our investment policy. The policy also limits
the amount of credit  exposure to any one issue,  issuer and type of instrument.
We do not  anticipate  any material  losses due to this risk with respect to our
investment portfolio.

    The   following   table   presents   the   carrying   value   and   related
weighted-average  total return for our investment portfolio.  The carrying value
approximates  fair value at January 31, 2003. In accordance  with our investment
policy,  the  weighted-average  maturities of our total  invested funds does not
exceed one year.


                                                                Weighted-Average
                                                    Carrying       After Tax
                                                     Amount          Return
                                                 -------------- ---------------
                                                 (in thousands)
     Short-term investments--fixed rate           $     122,921       4.12%
     Cash-equivalent investments (restricted)--
        variable rate                                     5,275       0.91%
     Money market funds-- variable rate                 224,030       0.76%
                                                  --------------
        Total interest bearing instruments        $     352,226       1.94%
                                                  ==============

    Foreign  Currency  Risk.  At the  present  time,  we hedge  only (i)  those
currency exposures associated with certain assets and liabilities denominated in
non-functional  currencies and (ii) forecasted  accounts receivable and accounts
payable  denominated in non-functional  currencies.  Our hedging  activities are
intended to offset the impact of currency fluctuations on the value, as measured


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in the relevant  non-functional  currency,  of these  balances.  We do not hedge
anticipated  expenses in non-functional  currencies.  The success of our hedging
activity  depends upon the accuracy of our estimates of balances  denominated in
various currencies.  Our greatest exposure to a foreign currency is to the Euro,
which is the  currency  in which  we hold  the bulk of our  accounts  receivable
relating to products sold outside of North America.  We also have exposures,  in
varying  degrees,  to the Japanese yen,  Taiwan dollar,  British pound sterling,
Canadian  dollar,  Singapore  dollar,  Korean  won  and  Israeli  shekel.  If  a
non-functional currency increases in value relative to the dollar, then expenses
denominated  in that  currency,  assets,  liabilities  and  forecasted  accounts
receivable increase. If a non-functional  currency declines in value relative to
the dollar, then expenses denominated in that currency,  assets, liabilities and
forecasted accounts receivable  decrease.  Looking forward, we do not anticipate
any material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of
operations  resulting  from  the use of  hedging  instruments.  There  can be no
assurance  that  our  hedging  transactions  will be  effective  in the  future,
however.

    These  foreign  currency   contracts   contain  credit  risk  in  that  the
counterparty may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements.  We have limited
these  agreements to major  financial  institutions  to reduce such credit risk.
Furthermore,  we  monitor  the  potential  risk of loss  with any one  financial
institution. We do not enter into forward contracts for speculative purposes.

    The  following  table  provides  information  about  our  foreign  currency
contracts at January 31, 2003. Due to the short-term  nature of these contracts,
the contract rates approximate the  weighted-average  currency exchange rates at
January 31, 2003. These forward  contracts  mature in approximately  thirty days
and contracts are  rolled-forward  on a monthly basis to match firmly  committed
transactions.

                                            USD Amount      Contract Rate
                                        ----------------- -----------------
                                          (in thousands)
Forward Net Contract Values:
  Euro                                   $     313,495           0.9245
  Japanese yen                                  44,330         118.2119
  Canadian dollar                                5,512           1.5362
  British pound sterling                         3,079           0.6118
  Israeli shekel                                 2,180           4.9000
  Korean won                                     3,344        1176.0000
  Singapore dollar                               3,039           1.7319
  Taiwan dollar                                  4,641          34.7100
                                         -----------------
                                          $     379,620
                                         =================

    Net unrealized  gains of  approximately  $20.3  million,  net of tax on the
outstanding  forward  contracts  as of January  31,  2003 are  included in other
comprehensive income on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
January 31, 2003.  Net cash  inflows on maturing  forward  contracts  during the
quarter were $25.9 million.

    Acquisition of Numerical Technologies, Inc. On January 13, 2003, we entered
into  an  Agreement  and  Plan  of  Merger  with  Numerical  Technologies,  Inc.
(Numerical)  under which we  commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all of the
outstanding  shares of Numerical common stock at $7.00 per share,  followed by a
second-step merger in which we would acquire any untendered  Numerical shares at
the same price per share. Following the consummation of the cash tender offer on
February 28, 2003,  Numerical  merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of
Synopsys,  effective March 1, 2003. The total cash  consideration is expected to
be approximately $240 million. The Company acquired Numerical in order to expand
its offerings of design for manufacturing products.

    Effect of New Accounting Standards.  In July 2001, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issued Statements of Financial  Accounting  Standards No.
141 (SFAS 141), Business  Combinations,  and Financial  Accounting Standards No.
142 (SFAS 142), Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS 141 requires that the
purchase  method of accounting be used for all business  combinations  initiated
after June 30,  2001 and  specifies  criteria  intangible  assets  acquired in a


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purchase  method  business  combination  must meet to be  recognized  apart from
goodwill.  SFAS 141 is effective for all business  combinations  completed after
June 30, 2001.

    We  adopted  SFAS 142 on  November  1,  2002.  Upon  adoption  of SFAS 142,
amortization of goodwill recorded for business combinations consummated prior to
July 1, 2001 ceased.  Intangible  assets  acquired prior to July 1, 2001 that do
not meet  the  criteria  for  recognition  under  SFAS  141 are  required  to be
reclassified to goodwill;  no such  reclassifications to goodwill were required.
In addition,  upon  adoption of SFAS 142, we assessed  useful lives and residual
values of all intangible assets acquired. We also tested goodwill for impairment
in accordance  with the  provisions of SFAS 142. In  completing  our  impairment
analysis, we determined that we have one reporting unit. In conjunction with the
implementation of SFAS No. 142, we completed a goodwill  impairment review as of
the  beginning  of  fiscal  2003 and found no  indicators  of  impairment.  This
impairment  review was based on the fair value of the Company as  determined  by
its market  capitalization.  As of January 31,  2003,  unamortized  goodwill was
$435.8 million, which will no longer be amortized in accordance with SFAS 142.

    In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards
No.  143 (SFAS  143),  Accounting  for Asset  Retirement  Obligations.  SFAS 143
requires  that  asset  retirement   obligations   that  are  identifiable   upon
acquisition,  construction  or  development  and during the operating  life of a
long-lived  asset be  recorded as a  liability  using the  present  value of the
estimated cash flows. A corresponding amount would be capitalized as part of the
asset's  carrying  amount and amortized to expense over the asset's useful life.
We adopted the  provisions of SFAS 143 effective  November 1, 2002. The adoption
of SFAS 143 did not have a  significant  impact on our  financial  position  and
results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2003.

    In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 144 (SFAS 144),  Accounting  for the  Impairment  or Disposal of  Long-Lived
Assets, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or
disposal of long-lived  assets and supersedes  SFAS No. 121,  Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of, and
the accounting and reporting  provisions of Accounting  Principles Board Opinion
No. 30,  Reporting  the Results of  Operations  for a Disposal of a Segment of a
Business.  We adopted the provisions of SFAS 144 effective November 1, 2002. The
adoption of SFAS 144 did not have a significant impact on our financial position
and results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2003.

    In July 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards
No.  146  (SFAS  146),  Accounting  for Exit or  Disposal  Activities.  SFAS 146
addresses  the  recognition,  measurement,  and  reporting  of  costs  that  are
associated  with  exit and  disposal  activities,  including  costs  related  to
terminating a contract that is not a capital lease and termination benefits that
employees who are involuntarily terminated receive under the terms of a one-time
benefit  arrangement that is not an ongoing benefit arrangement or an individual
deferred-compensation  contract.  SFAS 146 supersedes Emerging Issues Task Force
Issue No. 94-3, Liability  Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits
and Other  Costs to Exit an  Activity  (including  Certain  Costs  Incurred in a
Restructuring)  and  requires  liabilities  associated  with  exit and  disposal
activities  to be  expensed  as  incurred.  SFAS  146 is  effective  for exit or
disposal  activities of the Company that are initiated  after December 31, 2002.
The  adoption  of SFAS 146 did not have a  significant  impact on our  financial
position and results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2003.

    In  December  2002,  the FASB  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards  No.  148  (SFAS  148),  Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation  -
Transition  and  Disclosure.  SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123 (SFAS 123),
Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation,  to provide  alternative  methods of
transition  for a voluntary  change to the fair value based method of accounting
for  stock-based  employee  compensation.  In  addition,  SFAS  148  amends  the
disclosure  requirements  of SFAS 123 to require  prominent  disclosures in both
annual and  interim  financial  statements  about the method of  accounting  for
stock-based employee  compensation and the effect of the method used on reported
results.  The transition  guidance and annual disclosure  provisions of SFAS 148



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are  effective  for fiscal  years ending  after  December 15, 2002.  The interim
disclosure  provisions are effective for financial reports containing  financial
statements  for interim  periods  beginning  after  December 15,  2002.  We have
adopted the disclosure  provisions of SFAS 148 beginning in the first quarter of
fiscal 2003.

    In November  2002,  the FASB issued  FASB  Interpretation  No. 45 (FIN 45),
Guarantor's  Accounting and Disclosure  Requirements  for Guarantees,  Including
Indirect  Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others,  which clarifies  disclosure and
recognition/measurement   requirements   related  to  certain  guarantees.   The
disclosure  requirements  are effective for  financial  statements  issued after
December 15, 2002 and the recognition/measurement  requirements are effective on
a prospective  basis for guarantees  issued or modified after December 31, 2002.
We  typically  warrant  our  products  to be free from  defects  in media and to
substantially  conform to material  specifications  for a period of 90 days.  We
also  indemnify our customers from third party claims of  intellectual  property
infringement relating to the use of our products. Historically, costs related to
these  guarantees  have not been  significant  and we are  unable  estimate  the
potential impact of these guarantees on our future results of operations.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

    Cash, cash equivalents and short-term  investments increased $55.5 million,
or 13%, to $470.3 million at January 31, 2003 from $414.7 million at October 31,
2002. For the first three months of fiscal 2003, cash provided by operations was
$31.5  million.  Cash was provided by net income  adjusted for non-cash  related
items and for cash flows related to hedging activities, partially offset by cash
used for changes in working capital balances, including increases in receivables
and deferred revenue and decreases in accounts payables and accrued liabilities.
Accounts  receivable  and  deferred  revenue  increased  due  to the  timing  of
installment  billings to customers on long-term  arrangements.  Accounts payable
and accrued  liabilities  decreased  as a result of  payments of  merger-related
accruals,  commissions and year-end  bonuses,  partially  offset by year-to-date
accruals.

    Cash used in investing  activities  was $21.3  million for the three months
ended January 31, 2003 as compared to cash used in investing activities of $13.3
million  for the same  period in the prior  fiscal  year.  The  increase of $8.0
million in cash used in investing  activities  is primarily due to net purchases
of short- and long-term  investments  of $9.0 million for the three months ended
January 31, 2003 as compared to net proceeds  from sales of short- and long-term
investments  of $5.0  million  for the same  period  in the prior  fiscal  year.
Capital expenditures totaled $11.6 million during the three months ended January
31, 2003 as compared  to $17.8  million for the same period in the prior  fiscal
year. The decrease in capital expenditures is primarily due to the completion of
construction of our Oregon  facilities and investment in computing  equipment to
upgrade our infrastructure  systems that was in progress during the three months
ended January 31, 2002.

    Cash  provided  by  financing  activities  was $25.2  million for the three
months  ended  January  31,  2003 as  compared  to cash  provided  by  financing
activities  of $42.8  million for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The
decrease of $17.6 million in cash provided by financing  activities is primarily
due to a decrease in proceeds  from the sale of shares  pursuant to our employee
stock option plans.  We did not  repurchase  any treasury stock during the three
months ended January 31, 2003 or for the same period in the prior year.

    Accounts receivable, net of allowances,  increased $13.4 million, or 6%, to
$220.6 million at January 31, 2003 from $207.2 million at October 31, 2002. Days
sales  outstanding,  which is  calculated  based on revenues for the most recent
quarter and accounts  receivable at the balance sheet date  increased to 75 days
at January 31, 2003 from 61 days at October 31, 2002. The increase in days sales
outstanding  is due to a decrease in total  revenue for the three  months  ended
January 31, 2003 as compared to the three months  ended  October 31, 2002 and an
increase in accounts  receivable  due to the timing of  installment  billings to
customers on long-term arrangements.

    Subsequent  to the  end of  the  fiscal  quarter,  Synopsys  completed  its
acquisition of Numerical Technologies,  Inc. The total consideration is expected
to be  approximately  $240 million and is being paid out of the Company's  cash,
cash equivalents and short-term  investments.  As a result,  the Company's cash,
cash equivalents and short-term  investments  will likely be substantially  less
than the amount on hand at January 31, 2003.

    We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents,  short-term investments
and cash generated from operations will satisfy our business requirements for at
least the next twelve months.


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STOCK OPTION PLANS

    Under our 1992 Stock  Option  Plan (the 1992  Plan),  19,475,508  shares of
common stock have been  authorized for issuance.  Pursuant to the 1992 Plan, the
Board of Directors may grant either incentive or non-qualified  stock options to
purchase shares of common stock to eligible individuals at not less than 100% of
the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options generally
vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. At
January 31, 2003,  5,772,802  stock  options  remain  outstanding  and 3,662,605
shares of common stock are reserved for future grants under this plan.

    Under our  Non-Statutory  Stock  Option  Plan (the 1998  Plan),  26,623,534
shares of common stock have been  authorized for issuance.  Pursuant to the 1998
Plan, the Board of Directors may grant non-qualified stock options to employees,
excluding executive officers.  Exercisability,  option price and other terms are
determined  by the Board of  Directors,  but the option  price shall not be less
than 100% of the fair  market  value of those  shares on the grant  date.  Stock
options generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the
date of grant. At January 31, 2003,  18,366,441 stock options remain outstanding
and 4,872,433  shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under this
plan.

    Under our 1994  Non-Employee  Directors  Stock  Option Plan (the  Directors
Plan),  900,000  shares have been  authorized  for issuance.  The Directors Plan
provides  for  automatic  grants  to each  non-employee  member  of the Board of
Directors upon initial appointment or election to the Board,  reelection and for
annual service on Board committees. The option price shall not be less than 100%
of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date.  Under the Directors
Plan,  new  directors  receive  an option for  20,000  shares,  vesting in equal
installments  over four years.  In  addition,  each  continuing  director who is
elected  at an annual  meeting  of  stockholders  receives  an option for 10,000
shares  and an  additional  option for 5,000  shares  for each  Board  committee
membership.  The annual option grants vest in full on the date immediately prior
to the  date  of the  annual  meeting  following  their  grant.  In the  case of
directors  appointed to the board between  annual  meetings,  the annual and any
committee  grants  are  prorated  based  upon the  amount of time since the last
annual meeting.  At January 31, 2003,  515,580 stock options remain  outstanding
and 221,839  shares of common stock were  reserved for future  grants under this
plan.

    We  have  assumed   certain  option  plans  in  connection   with  business
combinations.  Generally,  these options were granted under terms similar to the
terms of our option plans at prices  adjusted to reflect the  relative  exchange
ratios. All assumed plans were terminated as to future grants upon completion of
each of the business combinations.

    We monitor  dilution  related to our option program by comparing net option
grants  in a given  year to the  number  of  shares  outstanding.  The  dilution
percentage is  calculated as the new option grants for the year,  net of options
forfeited by employees  leaving the  Company,  divided by the total  outstanding
shares at the end of the year. The option dilution  percentages were (0.30)% and
3.4% for the three months ended January 31, 2003 and fiscal 2002,  respectively.
We also have a share  repurchase  program where we regularly  repurchase  shares
from the open market to offset dilution related to our option program.



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    A summary of the  distribution and dilutive effect of options granted is as
follows:



                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED    YEAR ENDED
                                                       JANUARY 31, 2003    OCTOBER 31,
                                                                              2002
                                                      ------------------- -------------
                                                                   
 Net grants during the period as percentage
   of outstanding shares                                     (0.30)%         3.4%

Grants to Named Executive Officers during the
   period as percentage of total options granted             20.5%           9.3%

Grants to Named Executive Officers during the
   period as percentage of outstanding shares                 0.1%           0.5%

Total outstanding options held by Named Executive
   Officers as percentage of total options outstanding       13.4%          13.7%


    A summary of our option  activity  and  related  weighted-average  exercise
prices during the quarter  ended  January 31, 2003 is as follows:



                                                                    Options Outstanding
                                                                ----------------------------
                                                                                 Weighted-
                                                  Shares                          Average
                                               Available for       Number         Exercise
                                                  Options         of Shares        Price
                                             ------------------ -------------- -------------
                                                 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                     
            Balance at October 31, 2001              8,209          25,920     $    40.10
      Grants                                        (4,081)          4,081     $    47.88
      Options assumed in acquisitions                   --           2,511     $    37.16
      Exercises                                         --          (2,851)    $    34.43
      Cancellations                                  1,585          (1,681)    $    42.93
      Additional shares reserved                     2,700              --             --
                                             ------------------ --------------
            Balance at October 31, 2002              8,413          27,980     $    41.40
      Grants                                          (531)            531     $    44.06
      Exercises                                         --            (767)    $    32.82
      Cancellations                                    725            (755)    $    44.13
      Additional shares reserved                       150              --             --
                                             ------------------ --------------
            Balance at January 31, 2003              8,757          26,989     $    41.61
                                             ================== ==============



    At January 31,  2003,  a total of 19.5  million,  26.6  million and 900,000
shares were  reserved for issuance  under our 1992,  1998 and  Directors  Plans,
respectively,  of which 8.8 million shares were available for future grants. For
additional  information  regarding our stock option  activity during fiscal 2002
and 2001, please see Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our
2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.

    A summary of  outstanding  in-the-money  and  out-of-the-money  options and
related weighted-average exercise prices at January 31, 2003 is as follows:



                                           Exercisable            Unexercisable             Total
                                      ----------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------
                                                  Weighted-               Weighted-             Weighted-
                                                   Average                 Average               Average
                                                  Exercise                Exercise              Exercise
                                        Shares      Price       Shares      Price      Shares     Price
                                      ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                             
In-the-Money                              7,486   $   32.34       4,175   $   32.43    11,661   $   32.37
Out-of-the-Money (1)                      8,358   $   48.85       6,970   $   48.40    15,328   $   48.64
                                      -----------             -----------            ----------
Total Options Outstanding                15,844   $   41.05      11,145   $   42.42    26,989   $   41.61
                                      ===========             ===========            ==========


     (1)Out-of-the-money  options are those options with an exercise price equal
          to or above the closing price of $38.67 on January 31, 2003,  the last
          trading day for the three months ended January 31, 2003.


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     The following  table sets forth further  information  regarding  individual
grants of options  during the  quarter  ended  January  31, 2003 for each of the
Named Executive Officers.




                                                                                         Potential Realizable Value
                                                                                         at Assumed Annual Rates of
                                                                                          Stock Price Appreciation
                             Individual Grants                                               for Option Term ($)
                      --------------------------------                                   ----------------------------
                         Number of       Percent of
                         Securities         Total         Range of
                        Under-lying        Options        Exercise
        Name              Options        Granted to        Prices      Expiration Date        5%            10%
                        Granted (1)     Employees (2)    ($/Share)
--------------------- ----------------- -------------- --------------- ----------------- -------------- -------------
                                                                                     
Aart J. de Geus            30,000           5.65%          $43.45         12/09/12       $  819,764     $2,077,443
Chi-Foon Chan              30,000           5.65%          $43.45         12/09/12       $  819,764     $2,077,443
Vicki L. Andrews           13,600           2.56%          $43.45         12/09/12       $  371,626     $  941,774
Robert B. Henske (3)       20,200           3.81%          $43.45         12/09/12       $  551,975     $1,398,812
Steven K. Shevick          15,000           2.83%          $43.45         12/09/12       $  409,882     $1,038,722



(1)  Sum of all option  grants made during the three  months  ended  January 31,
     2003 to such  person.  Options  become  exercisable  ratably in a series of
     monthly  installments over a four-year period from the grant date, assuming
     continued  service to  Synopsys,  subject  to  acceleration  under  certain
     circumstances  involving a change in control of Synopsys. Each option has a
     maximum  term  of ten  years,  subject  to  earlier  termination  upon  the
     optionee's cessation of service.

(2)  Based on a total of 530,509 shares subject to options  granted to employees
     under Synopsys' option plans for the three months ended January 31, 2003.

(3)  Mr. Henske left Synopsys in January 2003.

     The following table provides the specified information concerning exercises
of options to purchase  our common stock  during the quarter  ended  January 31,
2003 and the value of unexercised  options held by our Named Executive  Officers
at January 31, 2003:



                                                         Number of Securities         Value of In-the-Money
                            Shares                      Underlying Unexercised              Options at
                         Acquired On       Value      Options at January 31, 2003       January 31, 2003 (2)
         Name              Exercise     Realized (1)   Exercisable/Unexercisable    Exercisable/Unexercisable
----------------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -----------------------------
                                                                      
 Aart J. de Geus                --               --    1,343,032      415,668      $ 4,054,437    $   965,677
 Chi-Foon Chan                  --               --      863,163      354,737      $ 1,628,704    $   736,965
 Vicki L. Andrews               --               --      111,504      168,662      $   149,623    $   304,950
 Robert B. Henske(3)        87,783      $   777,486      169,007           --               --             --
 Steven K. Shevick              --               --      118,423       78,877      $   313,500    $   127,065


(1)  Market value at exercise less exercise price.

(2)  Market value of underlying  securities  at January 31, 2003 ($38.67)  minus
     the exercise price.

(3)  Mr. Henske left Synopsys in January 2003.



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    The following  table provides  information  regarding  equity  compensation
plans  approved  and not  approved by  security  holders at January 31, 2003:



                                                Number of                             Number of Securities
                                             Securities to be     Weighted-Average     Remaining Available
                                               Issued Upon       Exercise Price of     for Future Issuance
                                               Exercise of          Outstanding           Under Equity
                                               Outstanding            Options,         Compensation Plans
                                            Options, Warrants,     Warrants, and      (Excluding Securities
                                                and Rights             Rights        Reflected in Column (a))
              Plan Category                        (a)                  (b)                    (c)
------------------------------------------ --------------------- ------------------- ------------------------
                                                                           
Employee Equity Compensation Plans
  Approved by Stockholders (1992 Stock
  Option Plan)                                 5,772,802             $  39.96               3,662,605
Employee Equity Compensation Plans Not
  Approved by Stockholders (1998
  Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan)            18,366,441             $  42.77               4,872,433
                                           ---------------------                     ------------------------
Total                                         24,139,243 (1)(2)      $  42.10               8,535,038 (2)
                                           =====================                     ========================


(1)  Does not include information for options assumed in connection with mergers
     and  acquisitions.  At January 31, 2003, a total of 2,334,611 shares of our
     common stock were issuable upon exercise of such outstanding options.

(2)  Does not include  information  for options  under the  Directors  Plan.  At
     January  31,  2003,  a total of  515,580  shares of our  common  stock were
     issuable  upon  exercise  of such  outstanding  options  and  221,839  were
     available for future issuance.

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

    Weakness in the  semiconductor  and  electronics  businesses may negatively
impact Synopsys'  business.  Synopsys' business depends on the semiconductor and
electronics industries. During 2001 and 2002, these industries experienced steep
declines in orders and  revenue,  with modest  recovery in late 2002.  Customers
report a significant lack of visibility in their businesses,  which has affected
their  buying  behavior.  Customers  are  scrutinizing  their  purchases  of EDA
software very carefully. In addition,  they are increasingly  demanding,  and we
have granted, extended payment terms on their purchases,  which has affected our
cash flow. Based on our interactions with customers,  Synopsys does not expect a
material recovery in the  semiconductor  and electronics  industries in 2003; if
recovery  continues  we  believe  that  it  will  be  very  gradual,   at  best.
Consequently,  Synopsys is not  expecting  material  growth in the EDA  industry
during the remainder of 2003.  In addition,  continued  international  political
tension,  an outbreak of  hostilities or additional  acts of terrorism  would be
likely to reverse any recovery and could lead to a global economic slowdown with
negative consequences for the semiconductor and electronics industries.

    Demand for electronic design automation  products is largely dependent upon
the commencement of new design projects by semiconductor manufacturers and their
customers,  the  increasing  complexity  of  designs  and the  number  of design
engineers.  During 2001 and 2002 many  semiconductor  and  electronic  companies
cancelled  or deferred  design  projects and reduced  their  design  engineering
staffs;  the  formation  of  new  companies  engaged  in  semiconductor  design,
traditionally  an  important  source of new  business  for the  Company,  slowed
significantly;  and a small number of existing  customers  went out of business.
Each of these developments  negatively  impacted our orders and revenue.  Demand
for our  products  and  services  may also be  affected by  partnerships  and/or
mergers in the  semiconductor  and  systems  industries.  Given  current  market
conditions,  the rate of  mergers  and  acquisitions  may  increase  during  the
remainder of 2003. Such combinations may reduce the aggregate level of purchases
of our products and services by the companies involved.

    Continuation  or worsening of the current  conditions in the  semiconductor
and  electronics   industries,   continued   international  political  tensions,
additional  acts of  terrorism  or the outbreak of  hostilities,  and  continued
consolidation  among our customers,  all could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of operations.

    Synopsys'  revenue and earnings  may  fluctuate.  Many  factors  affect our
revenue and earnings,  which makes it difficult to predict  revenue and earnings
for any given  fiscal  period.  Among  these  factors are  customer  product and


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service demand,  product license terms, and the timing of revenue recognition on
products and services sold. The following are some of the specific  factors that
could affect our revenue and  earnings in a  particular  quarter or over several
quarterly or annual periods:

o   Our products are complex,  and before buying them  customers  spend a great
    deal of time  reviewing and testing them.  Our  customers'  evaluation  and
    purchase cycles do not necessarily  match our quarterly  periods.  Sales of
    the  Company's  products and  services  may be delayed if  customers  delay
    approval or  commencement  of projects  because of  budgetary  constraints,
    internal  review  procedures  (including  review of the Company's  products
    against  competitors'  products) and timing of customer  budget cycles.  In
    addition,  we receive a disproportionate  volume of orders in the last week
    of a quarter.  As a result,  if any order, and especially a large order, is
    delayed beyond the end of a fiscal period, our orders for that period could
    be below our plan and our revenue for that period or future  periods  could
    be below our plan and any targets we may have published.


o   Our business is seasonal.  Orders and revenue are  typically  lowest in our
    first  fiscal  quarter and  highest in our fourth  fiscal  quarter,  with a
    material  decline  between  the fourth  quarter of one fiscal  year and the
    first quarter of the next fiscal year.  The difference in revenue is driven
    largely by the volume of  perpetual  licenses  shipped  during the quarter,
    which, following the seasonal pattern of overall orders, typically declines
    from the fourth quarter to the first quarter.

o   Our revenue and earnings  targets for any fiscal period are based, in part,
    upon an assumption that we will achieve a certain volume of overall orders,
    and a mix of perpetual  licenses  (on which  revenue is  recognized  in the
    quarter  shipped) and TSLs (on which revenue is recognized over the term of
    license) within a specified range,  which is adjusted from time to time. If
    we receive the targeted volume of overall orders but a lower-than  expected
    proportion  of perpetual  orders,  then our revenue for the quarter will be
    below our target for the quarter  (though the shortfall  will be recognized
    in future quarters). Conversely, if we receive a lower-than-expected volume
    of overall  orders but the expected  volume of perpetual  orders,  then our
    revenue for the period may be on target,  though  revenue in future periods
    will be lower than expected.

o   Accounting  rules  determine when revenue is recognized on our orders,  and
    therefore  impact  how much  revenue  we will  report in any  given  fiscal
    period. In general,  revenue is recognized on TSLs ratably over the term of
    the license and on perpetual licenses upon delivery of the license. For any
    given order, however, the specific terms agreed to with a customer may have
    the  effect  under the  accounting  rules of  requiring  revenue  treatment
    different  from the treatment we intended and, in developing  our financial
    plans,  expected. As a result,  revenue for the fiscal period may be higher
    or lower than it otherwise  would have been, and different than our plan or
    any announced targets for such period.

    Competition  may have a material  adverse  effect on  Synopsys'  results of
operations. The EDA industry is highly competitive. We compete against other EDA
vendors,  and with  customers'  internally  developed  design tools and internal
design  capabilities  for a share of the overall  EDA  budgets of our  potential
customers.  In general,  competition  is based on product  quality and features,
post-sale support, interoperability with other vendors' products, price, payment
terms and, as discussed  below, the ability to offer a complete design flow. Our
competitors include companies that offer a broad range of products and services,
such as Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corporation, as well as
companies  that offer  products  focused on a discrete  phase of the  integrated
circuit design process.  In the current economic  environment  price and payment
terms have  increased in importance as a basis for  competition.  Since early in
fiscal  2002 we have  regularly  agreed to extended  payment  terms on our TSLs,
which has had a negative effect on cash flow from  operations.  In addition,  in
certain  situations our competitors are offering  aggressive  discounts on their
products. As a result, average prices may fall.


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    If we are unable to develop an integrated design flow product and other new
products we may be unable to compete  effectively.  Increasingly,  EDA companies
compete on the basis of design  flows  involving  integrated  logic and physical
design products rather than on the basis of individual  point tools performing a
discrete  phase of the design  process.  The need to offer an integrated  design
flow will become increasingly  important as ICs grow more complex.  Our products
compete  principally  with design flow  products  from  Cadence and Magma Design
Automation,  which in some respects may be more integrated than our products. As
a result of the  acquisition  of  Avant!,  we now  offer all of the point  tools
required  to design an IC, some of which  integrate  logic and  physical  design
capabilities, and in January  2003 we  introduced  our  Galaxy!  platform, which
integrates a full suite of Synopsys'  design  implementation  tools.  Our future
success depends on our ability to further  integrate  Synopsys' logic design and
physical  synthesis  products with the physical  design  products  acquired from
Avant!,  which will continue to require significant  engineering and development
work.  Success in this project is especially  important as the Company  believes
that its orders and revenue from Design  Compiler,  which has  accounted for 29%
and 18% of Synopsys orders in 2001 and 2002, respectively, peaked in fiscal year
2001, as predicted,  and are likely to continue to decline over time.  There can
be no guarantee that we will be able to offer a competitive complete design flow
to  customers.  If we are  unsuccessful  in  developing  integrated  design flow
products on a timely basis or if we are unsuccessful in developing or convincing
customers  to  adopt  such   products,   our   competitive   position  could  be
significantly weakened.

    In order to sustain  revenue  growth  over the long  term,  we will have to
enhance our existing  products,  introduce  new products  that are accepted by a
broad  range  of  customers  and  generate  growth  in our  consulting  services
business. In addition to the development of integrated logic and physical design
products,  Synopsys is attempting to integrate its verification  products into a
comprehensive  functional  verification platform, and is expanding its offerings
of  intellectual  property  design  components.  Product success is difficult to
predict.  In  addition,  with the  acquisition  of Numerical  Technologies,  the
Company will attempt to bolster its suite of design-for-manufacturing  products.
The introduction of new products and growth of a market for such products cannot
be assured.  In the past we, like all  companies,  have  introduced new products
that have failed to meet our  revenue  expectations.  There can be no  assurance
that we will be successful in expanding revenue from existing or new products at
the desired rate, and the failure to do so would have a material  adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

    Businesses  that  Synopsys has acquired or that Synopsys may acquire in the
future may not perform as projected. We have acquired or merged with a number of
companies in recent  years,  and as part of our efforts to increase  revenue and
expand our product and services offerings we may acquire  additional  companies.
During 2002, we acquired Avant!, inSilicon Corporation and Co-Design Automation,
Inc.  and during  the  second  quarter of fiscal  2003,  we  acquired  Numerical
Technologies,  Inc. In addition to direct costs,  acquisitions  pose a number of
risks,   including  potential  dilution  of  earnings  per  share,  problems  in
integrating the acquired  products and employees into our business,  the failure
to realize expected synergies or cost savings,  the failure of acquired products
to achieve projected sales, the drain on management time for acquisition-related
activities,  adverse  effects on customer  buying  patterns  and  assumption  of
unknown liabilities.  While we attempt to review proposed acquisitions carefully
and  negotiate  terms that are  favorable to us, there is no assurance  that any
acquisition will have a positive effect on our performance.

    Customer  payment  defaults  could  have a material  adverse  effect on the
Company's financial  condition and results of operations.  The Company's backlog
consists  principally of customer  payment  obligations that have not yet become
due that are  attributable  to software  that has already been  delivered to the
customer.  These customer obligations are non-cancellable,  but they may fail to
yield the expected revenue in the event that the customer  defaults and fails to
pay amounts  owed. In such cases,  the Company will  generally  institute  legal
proceedings to recover  amounts owed. To date, the Company has not experienced a
material  level of defaults,  though in the current  economic  environment it is
possible that the level of defaults will increase.  Moreover, existing customers
may seek to  renegotiate  pre-existing  contractual  commitments  due to adverse
changes in their own businesses.  Any material  payment default by the Company's
customers  could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  financial
condition and results of operations.

    Stagnation of foreign economies or foreign exchange rate fluctuations could
adversely  affect our  performance.  During fiscal 2002,  35% of our revenue was
derived  from  outside  North  America,  as compared to 37% during  fiscal 2001.
Foreign  sales are  vulnerable  to regional or  worldwide  economic or political
conditions,  including  the  effects  of  international  political  conflict  or
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2001 and 2002,  and the Company does not expect  material  recovery in 2003.  In
particular,   a  number  of  our   largest   European   customers   are  in  the
telecommunications   equipment  business,   which  has  been  disproportionately
affected during this period.  The Japanese economy has been stagnant for several
years,  and there is no expectation  of  improvement in the near future.  If the
Japanese  economy remains weak,  revenue and orders from Japan,  and perhaps the
rest of Asia, could be adversely  affected.  Although the Asia Pacific region is
growing it is  relatively  small as a percentage of our business and it could be
difficult  to sustain  growth in the region if growth in the rest of the world's
economies does not accelerate.

    Fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and currencies
of other countries in which Synopsys conducts business, principally the Euro and
the  Japanese  yen,  could  materially   adversely  affect  Synopsys'  business,
operating  results and financial  condition.  Fluctuations  in foreign  currency
exchange  rates  may make the  Company's  products  more  expensive  to  foreign
customers,  increase  the dollar  cost of  expenses  denominated  in  non-dollar
currencies  or reduce the revenue  realized  from  overseas  sales.  The Company
attempts to hedge its risks related to certain  forecasted  accounts  receivable
and accounts payable, but not expenses  denominated in foreign currencies.  If a
foreign  currency  increases  in value  relative to the dollar,  then the dollar
value  of  expenses   denominated  in  that  currency  and  forecasted  accounts
receivable  increase.  If a foreign currency  decreases in value relative to the
dollar,  then the dollar  value of expenses  denominated  in that  currency  and
forecasted  accounts  receivable  decrease.  Changes in the  dollar  value of of
forecasted  accounts  receivable  denominated in a foreign  currency  impact the
revenue  recognized  from  such  receivables.  In  addition,  as a result of our
hedging  strategy,  changes in currency  exchange  rates could  impact  reported
quarterly cash flows.  In recent months,  the Euro and the yen have increased in
value  relative to the dollar;  exchange  rates are subject to  significant  and
rapid  fluctuations,  however,  and therefore the prospective impact of exchange
rate  fluctuations on our business,  operating  results and financial  condition
cannot be predicted.


    Terrorist acts and acts of war may seriously  harm our financial  condition
and  results of  operations.  Terrorist  acts or acts of war  (wherever  located
around the world) may cause damage or  disruption  to Synopsys,  our  employees,
facilities,  partners,  suppliers,  or  customers,  or  unpredictable  swings in
foreign  currency  exchange rates, all of which could  significantly  impact our
results of operations  and expenses and financial  condition.  The potential for
future terrorist attacks, the national and international  responses to terrorist
attacks or  perceived  threats to  national  secuirty,  and other acts of war or
hostility  have created many  economic and  political  uncertainties  that could
adversely  affect our  business  and results of  operations  in ways that cannot
presently  be  predicted.   We  are  predominantly   uninsured  for  losses  and
interruptions caused by acts of war.

    A failure to recruit and retain key employees would have a material adverse
effect on our ability to compete.  Our  success is  dependent  on our ability to
attract and retain key  technical,  sales and  managerial  employees,  including
those who join Synopsys in connection with acquisitions. Despite recent economic
conditions,  skilled  technical,  sales  and  management  employees  are in high
demand. There are a limited number of qualified EDA and IC design engineers, and
the  competition  for such  individuals  is intense.  Experience  at Synopsys is
highly valued in the EDA industry and the general electronics industry,  and our
employees,  including  employees  that have joined  Synopsys in connection  with
acquisitions,  are recruited  aggressively.  In the past, we have  experienced a
high rate of employee turnover,  which may recur in the future.  There can be no
assurance  that  we can  continue  to  recruit  and  retain  the  technical  and
managerial personnel we need to run our business successfully.  Failure to do so
could have a material  adverse effect on our business,  financial  condition and
results of operations.

    In  addition,  new  regulations  proposed  by The  Nasdaq  National  Market
requiring  shareholder  approval  for  all  stock  option  plans  as well as new
regulations  proposed  by the New York Stock  Exchange  prohibiting  NYSE member
organizations  from giving a proxy to vote on  equity-compensation  plans unless
the beneficial owner of the shares has given voting  instructions  could make it
more difficult for us to grant options to employees in the future. To the extent
that new  regulations  make it more  difficult or expensive to grant  options to
employees,  we may incur increased cash compensation  costs or find it difficult
to attract, retain and motivate employees,  either of which could materially and
adversely affect our business.

    A failure  to  protect  our  proprietary  technology  would have a material
adverse effect on Synopsys' financial  condition and results of operations.  Our
success  is  dependent,  in part,  upon our  proprietary  technology  and  other
intellectual  property rights.  We rely on agreements with customers,  employees
and  others,  and  intellectual   property  laws,  to  protect  our  proprietary
technology.  There  can  be no  assurance  that  these  agreements  will  not be
breached,  that we would have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade
secrets  will not  otherwise  become  known  or be  independently  developed  by
competitors.   Moreover,  effective  intellectual  property  protection  may  be
unavailable  or  limited  in  certain  foreign  countries.  Failure to obtain or
maintain  appropriate  patent,  copyright  or trade secret  protection,  for any
reason,  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on our  business,  financial
condition and results of operations. In addition, there can be no assurance that


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infringement  claims will not be asserted  against us and any such claims  could
require  us  to  enter  into  royalty  arrangements  or  result  in  costly  and
time-consuming  litigation  or  could  subject  us  to  damages  or  injunctions
restricting our sale of products or could require us to redesign products.

    Our operating expenses do not fluctuate  proportionately  with fluctuations
in revenues,  which could materially  adversely affect our results of operations
in the event of a shortfall in revenue. Our operating expenses are based in part
on our  expectations  of  future  revenue,  and  expense  levels  are  generally
committed  in advance of  revenue.  Since only a small  portion of our  expenses
varies with revenue, a shortfall in revenue translates directly into a reduction
in net income.  If we are  unsuccessful  in  generating  anticipated  revenue or
maintaining expenses within the expected range, however, our business, financial
condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

    Synopsys has adopted anti-takeover provisions, which may have the effect of
delaying  or  preventing  changes of control or  management.  We have  adopted a
number  of  provisions  that  could  have  anti-takeover  effects.  Our Board of
Directors has adopted a Preferred Shares Rights Plan,  commonly referred to as a
poison pill.  In addition,  our Board of Directors  has the  authority,  without
further action by its  stockholders,  to issue additional shares of Common Stock
and  to  fix  the  rights  and  preferences  of,  and to  issue  authorized  but
undesignated  shares of Preferred Stock. These and other provisions of Synopsys'
Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and  Bylaws and the  Delaware  General
Corporation Law may have the effect of deterring  hostile  takeovers or delaying
or  preventing   changes  in  control  or  management  of  Synopsys,   including
transactions in which the  stockholders  of Synopsys might  otherwise  receive a
premium for their shares over then current market prices.

    Synopsys is subject to changes in financial accounting standards, which may
affect our  reported  revenue,  or the way we conduct  business.  We prepare our
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (GAAP).  GAAP are subject to  interpretation  by
the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board, the American  Institute of Certified
Public  Accountants  (AICPA),  the SEC and  various  bodies  appointed  by these
organizations  to interpret  existing rules and create new accounting  policies.
Accounting policies affecting software revenue recognition,  in particular, have
been the subject of frequent  interpretations,  which have had a profound affect
on the way we license our products.  As a result of the recent  enactment of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act and the related  scrutiny of accounting  policies by the SEC
and the various national and international accounting industry bodies, we expect
the frequency of accounting  policy  changes to  accelerate.  Future  changes in
financial accounting  standards,  including  pronouncements  relating to revenue
recognition,  may have a significant effect on our reported results and may even
affect our reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective.


    The FASB and other accounting bodies are currently  considering a change to
US GAAP that,  if  implemented,  would  require us to account  for  options as a
compensation expense in the period in which they are granted. Synopsys currently
accounts for stock options under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
123 (SFAS 123),  Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation . As permitted by SFAS
123, the Company has elected to use the  intrinsic  value method  prescribed  by
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), Accounting for Stock Issued
to  Employees  , to  measure  compensation  expense  for  stock-based  awards to
employees,  under  which  the  granting  of a  stock  option  is not  considered
compensation,  although the impact of "expensing"  stock options is disclosed in
Note  2  of  the  Notes  to  the  Unaudited  Condensed   Consolidated  Financial
Statements. We cannot predict whether such a requirement will be adopted, but if
it is there would be a significant  negative  effect on our reported  results of
operations.




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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

    Information  relating to  quantitative  and  qualitative  disclosure  about
market risk is set forth under the  captions  "Interest  Rate Risk" and "Foreign
Currency  Risk" in Item 2,  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.  Such information is incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

    (a) Evaluation of Disclosure  Controls and Procedures.  As of a date within
the 90 days  prior to the  date of this  report  (the  'Evaluation  Date'),  the
Company   carried  out  an  evaluation   under  the  supervision  and  with  the
participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
the Company's  disclosure  controls and  procedures  (as such term is defined in
Rules  13a-14(c) and  14d-14(c)  under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended  (the  'Exchange   Act')).   There  are  inherent   limitations  to  the
effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the
possibility of human error and the  circumvention  or overriding of the controls
and procedures.  Accordingly,  even effective disclosure controls and procedures
can only provide  reasonable  assurance of achieving  their control  objectives.
Notwithstanding  these  limitations,  based  upon  and  as of  the  date  of the
Company's  evaluation,  the Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded  that the  disclosure  controls and  procedures  are  effective in all
material  respects to ensure that  information  required to be  disclosed in the
reports  the Company  files and  submits  under the  Exchange  Act is  recorded,
processed, summarized and reported as and when required.

    (b) Changes in Internal Controls. Since the Evaluation Date, there have not
been any  significant  changes in the  Company's  internal  controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect such controls.


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    Between July and October 2001, three derivative  actions were filed against
Avant!  Corporation and certain of its officers and directors:  Scott v. Muraki,
et  al.,  No.  01-017548  (Cal.  Superior  Ct.);   Louisiana  School  Employees'
Retirement  System v. Muraki,  et al., C.A. No. 19091 (Del.  Chancery  Ct.); and
Peterson v. Hsu et al., C.A. No. 19178 (Del.  Chancery Ct.). The actions allege,
in  substance,  that certain  present and former  Avant!  officers and directors
caused damage to Avant!  by  mispappropriating  trade secrets from  competitors,
making false  representations to investors and the public, and causing Avant! to
award lucrative employment contracts, bonuses, stock option grants, and valuable
consulting  contracts  and  ownership  interests  in companies  affiliated  with
Avant!. The Louisiana School Employees'  Retirement System case was dismissed in
August 2002. The remaining two cases were dismissed in February 2003.

    In addition,  the information  contained in the Report on Form 8-K filed by
the Registrant  with the SEC on November 19, 2002, is  incorporated by reference
herein.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a.)     Exhibits

         99.1  Certification  of Chief  Executive  Officer and Chief  Financial
         Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350 as adopted pursuant
         to Scetion 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



(b.)     Reports on Form 8-K

     The Registrant filed a Report on Form 8-K with the SEC on November 19, 2002
reporting the settlement of litigation with Cadence Design Systems, Inc.



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                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                    SYNOPSYS, INC.

                                    By:   /s/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK
                                           ----------------------
                                    Steven K. Shevick
                                    Senior Vice President, Finance
                                    and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial Officer)

                                    Date: July 7, 2003



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                                 CERTIFICATIONS


I, Aart J. de Geus, certify that:


     1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Synopsys, Inc.;


     2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made, not  misleading  with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report; and


     3. Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;


     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are  responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:


          a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure that
     material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
     subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us by  others  within  those  entities,
     particularly  during  the period in which  this  quarterly  report is being
     prepared;


          b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
     and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
     quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


          c)  presented  in this  quarterly  report  our  conclusions  about the
     effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our
     evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


     5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of  registrant's  board of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the  equivalent
function):


          a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
     controls which could adversely affect the  registrant's  ability to record,
     process,  summarize and report  financial data and have  identified for the
     registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and


          b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that  involves  management or
     other employees who have a significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
     controls; and


     6. The registrant's  other certifying  officer and I have indicated in this
quarterly  report  whether or not there  were  significant  changes in  internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: July 7, 2003


                                            /s/ AART J. DE GEUS
                                            ----------------------
                                            Aart J. de Geus
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                            (Principal Executive Officer)


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I, Steven K. Shevick, certify that:


     1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Synopsys, Inc.;


     2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made, not  misleading  with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report; and


     3. Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;


     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are  responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:


          a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure that
     material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
     subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us by  others  within  those  entities,
     particularly  during  the period in which  this  quarterly  report is being
     prepared;


          b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
     and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
     quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


          c)  presented  in this  quarterly  report  our  conclusions  about the
     effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our
     evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


     5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of  registrant's  board of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the  equivalent
function):


          a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
     controls which could adversely affect the  registrant's  ability to record,
     process,  summarize and report  financial data and have  identified for the
     registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

          b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that  involves  management or
     other employees who have a significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
     controls; and


     6. The registrant's  other certifying  officer and I have indicated in this
quarterly  report  whether or not there  were  significant  changes in  internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: July 7, 2003




                                                  /s/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                  Steven K. Shevick
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (Principal Financial Officer)


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                               EXHIBIT 99.1


                              Certification
                         Pursuant to Section 906 of the
             Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of
            Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

     Pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350,  chapter 63 of title 18,  United States Code),  each of
the  undersigned  officers  of  Synopsys,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  (the
"Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

     The Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31,
2003 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company to which this Certification is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and information  contained in the Form 10-Q
fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.


Dated: July 7, 2003


/s/ AART J. DE GEUS
-------------------------
Aart J. de Geus
Chief Executive Officer


Dated: July 7, 2003


/s/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK
-------------------------
Steven K. Shevick
Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter
63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not deemed filed with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  as part of the Form 10-Q or as a  separate  discloure
document and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Synopsys,
Inc. under the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  as  amended  (whether  made  before  or after the date of the Form
10-Q),  irrespective  of any general  incorporation  language  contained in such
filing.

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Synopsys,  Inc. and will be retained by Synopsys, Inc. and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.