0001193125-11-037050.txt : 20110418 0001193125-11-037050.hdr.sgml : 20110418 20110215215511 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-037050 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SYNOPSYS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000883241 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 561546236 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 E MIDDLEFIELD RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043-4033 BUSINESS PHONE: 6509625000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 E MIDDLEFIELD RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043-4033 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm SEC Correspondence

February 15, 2011

Mr. Stephen G. Krikorian

Accounting Branch Chief

Division of Corporation Finance

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re: Synopsys, Inc.
   Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2010
   File No. 000-19807

Dear Mr. Krikorian:

On behalf of Synopsys, Inc., this letter is being transmitted in response to a comment received from the staff (“Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission by letter dated February 7, 2011, with respect to the periodic report referenced above. The numbering of the paragraph below corresponds to the numbering of the comment, which for the Staff’s convenience has been incorporated into this letter.

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2010

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, page 44

 

  1. We have considered your response to prior comment 2 and continue to believe that you should amend your filing to include a signed Report of your Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

We respectfully advise the Staff that, on February 9, 2011, we amended the Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2010, which amendment included a signed Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Should you have additional questions or need additional information, please contact the undersigned at (650) 584-5441, or Erika Varga McEnroe, Associate General Counsel, at (650) 584-4241.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ BRIAN M. BEATTIE

Brian M. Beattie
Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Aart de Geus (CEO, Synopsys, Inc.)

Brian E. Cabrera, Esq. (General Counsel, Synopsys, Inc.)