It concluded that, without the Avant and InSilicon additions, Synopsys' revenue would have been down 7%.
This intricacy complements Synopsys' skills at setting up the basic architecture of a chip.
She notes that Synopsys is trading at a rich 4.2 times her projection of 2004 sales.
Synopsys' comprehensive solution for embedded memory, physical design, parasitic extraction, timing analysis and signoff is built on this foundation.
Synopsys said the transaction should be modestly accretive to non-GAAP earnings in 2012.
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And Synopsys argues that there's nothing wrong with acquiring new products via buyouts.
Chip-design software company Synopsys this afternoon posted better-than-expected financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended January 31.
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The company questions the center's methodology, saying the Avant-InSilicon sales can't easily be extracted since they now are woven into Synopsys.
Synopsys shares are trading sharply higher Thursday morning after the company posted better-than-expected profits for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31.
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Jennifer Jordan, an analyst with Wells Fargo Securities, worries that Synopsys' "future firepower may be diminished" because new products can't equal the oomph from acquisitions like Avant.
Its Prevent product, in use at Oracle, Synopsys and Sun, works as a kind of "grammar checker, " looking for nonsensical mathematical functions, racing through thousands of possible permutations in seconds.
"Samsung is a key partner in our effort and investment to develop a complete solution for FinFET technology, " said Antun Domic, senior vice president and general manager of Synopsys' Implementation Group.
The electronic design automation and IP industries are increasing in importance, and Synopsys in particular is well-positioned to accelerate innovation due to its combination of financial strength, technology leadership, global support, and strategic vision.
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Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that its multi-year collaboration with Samsung on FinFET technology has achieved a critical milestone: the successful tapeout of the first test chip on Samsung's 14LPE process.
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