新思科技Synopsys (SNPS) 2005年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、2005 Annual ReportDear Fellow Shareholders,At Synopsys our mission has always been to help our customers be more successful.Last year was no exception.We recognize that innovation is constant,and constantly accelerating in the semiconductor industry.To thrive,our customers must anticipate,and even c

2、reate,the next market opportunity so they can hit the window of maximum profitability.Their design engineers must be skilled at anticipating whats around the next technology bend.Even as they work to develop the next killer product they are aiming at a moving target.In essence,our customers are tryi

3、ng to predict the future.Synopsys helps them predict success.We do this by focusing on three converging customer demands.First is the need for continuously increasing performance from their chip design tools in order to keep up with the mind-boggling complexity of their work.Synopsys continues to be

4、 the recognized technology leader in our industry and is known for delivering the high-performance solutions our customers expect.Second is the importance of deriving maximum productivity from their valuable engineering resources.Synopsys has long been a champion of designand designerproductivity.We

5、 work closely with our customers to help them both measure productivity and improve it.Third,and perhaps most important,is our customers need for increased predictability throughout the entire process.Today,chip designs are exponentially more complex than just a few years ago.For our customers,incre

6、ased complexity equals increased risk that a project will not meet its milestones.Developing and manufacturing high-quality,high-yielding chips on time and within budget in todays highly competitive electronics market is a huge challenge.To help our customers meet this challenge,Synopsys provides th