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Synopsysvs.Teradyne

SNPS vs TER · both in Semiconductor equipment & IP, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: The machines and chip IP advanced semiconductor manufacturing cannot do without.

Synopsys is about 1.2× larger than Teradyne by market cap; Teradyne trades at the lower P/E (55.7 vs 101.7); year to date, Teradyne leads (+88.5% vs −16.0%).

Side by side

SNPSTER
Market cap$78.6B$64.1B
Price$408.79$366.43
Today+3.6%+0.4%
Return YTD−16.0%+88.5%
Return 1Y−35.0%+216.5%
P/E101.755.7
P/S9.114.3
P/B2.618.6

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

SynopsysSNPS

NASDAQ · USA

Chips are designed and verified in Synopsys' EDA software, and much of the reusable silicon IP inside them is licensed from Synopsys too. With Cadence it forms a duopoly.

EDA & chip IP
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TeradyneTER

NASDAQ · USA

Two businesses: automated chip test systems, and the Universal Robots cobot line.

Semiconductor test
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