EXHIBIT 23.1

                     REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE


The Board of Directors
Synopsys, Inc.:

Under the date of November 20, 2001, except for Notes 9 and 11 which are as of
December 20, 2001, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of Synopsys,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive
income and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended
October 31, 2001, the one-month period ended October 31, 1999, and the year
ended September 30, 1999. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned
consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related consolidated
financial statement schedule as listed in the accompanying index. This financial
statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule
based on our audits.

In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation
to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.



                                             KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
November 20, 2001