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Synopsys, Inc. is an American multinational electronic design automation (EDA) company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 1986 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. As a public company, Synopsys focuses on the design and verification of silicon chips, electronic system-level design and verification, and reusable components (intellectual property), supplying tools and services to the semiconductor design and manufacturing industry. Its extensive product portfolio includes tools for the implementation of digital and analog circuits, simulators, and debugging environments. A key offering is Coverity, a software integrity solution that provides speed, ease of use, accuracy, and industry standards compliance to develop high-quality, secure applications. Coverity identifies critical software quality defects and security vulnerabilities in code early in the development process, offering precise actionable remediation advice and context-specific eLearning. It seamlessly integrates automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines, supports 22 languages and over 70 frameworks, and is available on-premises or in the cloud via the Polaris Software Integrity Platform (SaaS). Coverity has a strong user rating of 4.7 based on 6 reviews and offers a free trial. In 2024, Synopsys reported a substantial revenue of US$ 6.13 billion, solidifying its market position as the 12th largest software company in the world. Its industry scope spans integrated circuit, Software as a service, Software testing, and Internet of Things.