Official visit to Synopsys Armenia on February 25, 2011

On February 25, 2011 Samvel Nikoyan, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly and Board President of the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA), Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Science and Vostanik Marukhyan, SEUA Rector paid an official visit to Synopsys Armenia.

Guests visited SEUA “Microelectronic Circuits and Systems” Interfaculty Chair located in Synopsys Armenia Educational Department, and had a tour in Synopsys Armenia R&D Center.

Synopsys Armenia Director Hovik Musayelyan presented company’s activities and achievements. Vazgen Melikyan, Director of Synopsys Armenia Educational Department presented the results of the successful cooperation with SEUA.

About Synopsys Armenia CJSC and Synopsys, Inc.

Synopsys, Inc. is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with a comprehensive, integrated portfolio of software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys established its presence in Armenia in 2004, after Armenia declared information technology (IT) as a priority business for the country. Since then, Synopsys Armenia closed joint stock company (CJSC) has become an important Synopsys site, providing R&D and product support in EDA, design for manufacturing (DFM) and the development of semiconductor intellectual property (IP). The company employs several hundred qualified Armenian engineers and is one of largest IT employers in Armenia. To help provide Armenia with highly qualified IT specialists, Synopsys Armenia invests locally in IT education and is engaged in a number of successful cooperation programs with major Armenian universities such as Yerevan State University (YSU), State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA), American University of Armenia (AUA), Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) State University, and the Moscow Institute of Electronic Technologies (MIET). The company consistently promotes public interest in the high tech industry by sponsoring Presidential Awards for the best students in IT and contests among young specialists and students, and engages the broader community through charity work and volunteer activities. Synopsys Armenia CJSC is located in Yerevan. Synopsys, Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has approximately 70 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Visit Synopsys, Inc. and Synopsys Armenia online at http://www.synopsys.com and http://www.synopsys.am.