8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

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

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         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2002

                                 Synopsys, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Delaware                   000-19807              56-1546236
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File         (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)               Number)          Identification No.)

700 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California              94043-4033
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

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

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Item 5.   Other Events.

          On June 6, 2002, Synopsys, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Synopsys"),
completed its acquisition of Avant! Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Avant!"), through the merger (the "Merger") of Avant! with and into Maple
Forest Acquisition L.L.C. ("Maple Forest"), a Delaware limited liability company
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synopsys, pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3, 2001, as amended, by and
among Synopsys, Maple Forest and Avant! (the "Merger Agreement").

          Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, former Avant! stockholders
have the right to receive 0.371 of a Synopsys common share for each former
Avant! common share (plus cash in lieu of fractional shares). As of June 6,
2002, former Avant! stockholders have the right to receive approximately 14.5
million shares of Synopsys. In addition, holders of former Avant! stock options
are collectively entitled to receive up to approximately 2.3 million additional
Synopsys common shares upon the exercise of such stock options from time to time
in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.

          Further information about the Merger, including the full text of the
Merger Agreement, is available in Synopsys' proxy statement/prospectus dated May
2, 2002.

          Synopsys stockholders approved the issuance of the Synopsys common
shares in the Merger at the annual meeting of Synopsys stockholders held on June
4, 2002.

          A copy of the press release announcing the completion of the Merger is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

          (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1    Press release dated June 6, 2002.





                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 6, 2002


                                            SYNOPSYS, INC.
                                            (Registrant)


                                            By:    /s/ Steven K. Shevick
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                                            Name:  Steven K. Shevick
                                            Title: Vice President--Investor
                                                   Relations and Legal, General
                                                   Counsel





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 99.1    Press release dated June 6, 2002.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

The following press release was issued by Synopsys, Inc. on June 6, 2002.

Editorial Contact:
Yvette Huygen,
Synopsys, Inc.
(650) 584-4547

Steven K. Shevick,
Vice President, Investor Relations
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-4257

              Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Avant! Corporation

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 6, 2002 - Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today
announced that it has completed its acquisition of Avant! Corporation (Nasdaq:
AVNT). Each outstanding share of Avant! was converted into a right to receive
0.371 of a Synopsys common share (with cash in lieu of fractional shares).
Avant! common shares no longer trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market. In connection
with the merger, Synopsys issued approximately 14.5 million common shares to
former Avant! stockholders and reserved approximately 2.3 million common shares
for issuance in connection with stock options assumed in the transaction.

"With the Avant! acquisition now complete, we are prepared to further accelerate
the pace of innovation within Synopsys and within our customer base," said Aart
de Geus, chairman and CEO, Synopsys, Inc. "Our strong Q2 results, combined with
the record revenue and earnings announced by Avant! in their most recent
quarter, are an indicator of the strong product and financial momentum of the
combined company."

Avant! stockholders who held their shares directly will receive notice in the
mail describing the process for exchanging their Avant! common share
certificates for Synopsys common shares. Avant! stockholders whose shares are
held through intermediaries such as banks or brokers will receive information
about their holdings from those institutions.

Forward Looking Statements

The second paragraph of this press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially from
those described by these statements. Factors that could cause results to differ
from these statements include: slower than assumed growth in research and
development spending by semiconductor companies, continued or increased weakness
in the semiconductor or electronic systems industries; difficulties encountered
in the integration of Avant!'s products and operations into Synopsys, a
lower-than-anticipated level of purchases of software or consulting services by
the Company's customers; and increasing competition in the market for the
Company's products and services. For further discussion of these and other
factors that may cause results to differ from those projected in this release,
readers are referred to documents filed by Synopsys with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, specifically Synopsys' registration statement on Form S-4
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2002 (pp. 15-19),
and its report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on March 18, 2002 (pp. 21-27).
Synopsys is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation
to) update or alter these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.


About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), headquartered in Mountain View, California,
creates leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools for the global
electronics market. The company delivers advanced design technologies and
solutions to developers of complex integrated circuits, electronic systems, and
systems on a chip. Synopsys also provides consulting and support services to
simplify the overall IC design process and accelerate time to market for its
customers. Visit Synopsys at http://www.synopsys.com.

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Synopsys is a registered trademark of Synopsys, Inc. All other trademarks
mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective
owners.