Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced it will report results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, after the market close.

A conference call to review the results will begin at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET) and will be hosted by Aart de Geus, chairman and chief executive officer, and Brian Beattie, chief financial officer.

Financial and other statistical information to be discussed on this conference call will be available on the corporate website at http://www.synopsys.com immediately before the call. A live webcast will also be available on this site. Participants should access the live webcast at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A webcast replay can be accessed on the corporate website beginning Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at approximately 5:30 p.m. PT. The replay will remain available until Synopsys announces its first quarter fiscal year 2010 results in February 2010. In addition, a dial-up replay of the conference call will be available beginning Dec. 2, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. PT, ending on Dec. 16, 2009 at midnight. The replay telephone number is USA (800) 475-6701, and International (320) 365-3844, Access Code: 122503.

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys' comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, software-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. These technology-leading solutions help give Synopsys customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk. Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has more than 65 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Visit Synopsys online at http://www.synopsys.com/.

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    Synopsys, Inc.
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