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  COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D. C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Pursuant
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>November 13, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date of Report (date of earliest
  event reported) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SYNOPSYS, INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
  COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>000-19807</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>56-1546236</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Commission File Number)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(I. R. S. Employer Identification No. )</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>700 East Middlefield Road
  Mountain View, California 94043 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(650) 584-5000</B> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>N/A </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">
  
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Other Events</U> </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On November 13, 2002, Synopsys, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement by and among Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.,
  Avant! Corporation LLC and the individuals named in the litigation entitled Cadence Design Systems, Inc. et al. v. Avant! Corporation et al. pursuant to which Cadence, Avant! and such individuals agreed to dismiss all pending claims and
  counterclaims in such litigation and to release all claims they made or could have made in the litigation. Under the agreement, Cadence will be paid $265 million. In addition, under the settlement agreement, Cadence, Avant! and Synopsys, as the
  acquirer of Avant!, have granted each other reciprocal licenses covering the intellectual property at issue in the litigation. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">The payment will be made by Illinois National Insurance Company, a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), insurer for Synopsys, under an insurance policy purchased by Synopsys upon the completion of its acquisition of
  Avant!. The terms of the policy, including the premium, are described in the Synopsys Report on Form 10-Q dated September 17, 2002. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
  SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">As a result of the payment Synopsys will record expense in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2002 of approximately $240&nbsp;million, which is equal to the contingently refundable portion of the insurance premium
  recorded as a long-term restricted asset on the Company&#146;s balance sheet plus interest earned on the restricted asset. The expense and the reversal of the restricted asset will be reflected in the financial statements published with the
  Company&#146;s results on December 4, 2002 and incorporated in the Company&#146;s Report on Form 10-K for the year. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Exhibits </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">10.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru
  Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November&nbsp;13, 2002. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press release issued by Synopsys, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. dated November 13, 2002. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT
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  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Letter from counsel for Illinois National Insurance Company to Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Synopsys, Inc. and Illinois National Insurance Company dated
  November 13, 2002. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;November 19, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">SYNOPSYS, INC.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S<SMALL>TEVEN</SMALL> K. S<SMALL>HEVICK</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Steven K. Shevick</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
  SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice President and General Counsel</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit Index </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit Title</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="75" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="7%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">10.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru
  Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November 13, 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="7%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press release issued by Synopsys, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. dated November 13, 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="7%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.2</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Letter from counsel for Illinois National Insurance Company to Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Synopsys, Inc. and Illinois National Insurance Company dated
  November 13, 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Form 8-K
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D. C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  November 13, 2002
  Date of Report (date of earliest
  event reported)
  SYNOPSYS, INC.
  (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
  Delaware
  000-19807
  56-1546236
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (I. R. S. Employer Identification No. )
  700 East Middlefield Road
  Mountain View, California 94043
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  (650) 584-5000
  N/A
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.
  Other Events
  On November 13, 2002, Synopsys, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement by and among Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.,
  Avant! Corporation LLC and the individuals named in the litigation entitled Cadence Design Systems, Inc. et al. v. Avant! Corporation et al. pursuant to which Cadence, Avant! and such individuals agreed to dismiss all pending claims and
  counterclaims in such litigation and to release all claims they made or could have made in the litigation. Under the agreement, Cadence will be paid $265 million. In addition, under the settlement agreement, Cadence, Avant! and Synopsys, as the
  acquirer of Avant!, have granted each other reciprocal licenses covering the intellectual property at issue in the litigation.
  The payment will be made by Illinois National Insurance Company, a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), insurer for Synopsys, under an insurance policy purchased by Synopsys upon the completion of its acquisition of
  Avant!. The terms of the policy, including the premium, are described in the Synopsys Report on Form 10-Q dated September 17, 2002.
  As a result of the payment Synopsys will record expense in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2002 of approximately $240 million, which is equal to the contingently refundable portion of the insurance premium
  recorded as a long-term restricted asset on the Company's balance sheet plus interest earned on the restricted asset. The expense and the reversal of the restricted asset will be reflected in the financial statements published with the
  Company's results on December 4, 2002 and incorporated in the Company's Report on Form 10-K for the year.
  Item 7.
  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (c)
  Exhibits
  10.1
  Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru
  Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November 13, 2002.
  99.1
  Press release issued by Synopsys, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. dated November 13, 2002.
  99.2
  Letter from counsel for Illinois National Insurance Company to Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Synopsys, Inc. and Illinois National Insurance Company dated
  November 13, 2002.
  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:    November 19, 2002
  SYNOPSYS, INC.
  /s/    S
  TEVEN
  K. S
  HEVICK
  Steven K. Shevick
  Vice President and General Counsel
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  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit Number
  Exhibit Title
  10.1
  Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru
  Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November 13, 2002.
  99.1
  Press release issued by Synopsys, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. dated November 13, 2002.
  99.2
  Letter from counsel for Illinois National Insurance Company to Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Synopsys, Inc. and Illinois National Insurance Company dated
  November 13, 2002.