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Empowering Future Industry Leaders Through a Diverse Offering of Academic Programs
Through innovative collaborations, shared programs, and access to advanced technologies, Synopsys Academic & Research Alliances (SARA) is dedicated to furthering university research and education in the field of electronic design. By investing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, we aim to nurture the interests and skills that are needed to bring the next generation of engineers into the workforce and the research labs. Our efforts touch a variety of groups in a number of ways.
Who We Help
Students
Empower and educate the next generation of engineers to be ready to tackle the latest challenges, whether in research or in industry.
Educators
Provide learning opportunities and training materials while lowering the barriers to access Synopsys technology for education and research.
Researchers
Address the ever-evolving challenges of the semiconductor industry, uncover new solutions, and pave the path toward future technologies.
Entrepreneurs
Collaborate to discover new technologies and turn fresh ideas into market-ready products in the Era Of Pervasive Intelligence.
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How To Get Started
Check out our different technology areas and learn more about the resources that we have available to help enrich your engineering program.
University Software Program
Innovate from chips to software with our silicon design and verification, silicon IP, and software security and quality solutions.
Optical Design
Build better optical designs faster with software for imaging, illumination, automotive lighting, and photonic and optical network design.
Static Analysis
Address security and quality defects in code as it's being developed with static analysis software, while managing risks and ensuring standards compliance.
Strategic Partnerships
Purdue is proud to be recognized as a strategic university partner for Synopsys. Purdue University is pursuing excellence at scale for impactful, interdisciplinary research and learning for over 15,600 engineering students. Purdue is educating the next generation of talent and leaders in microelectronics through a full suite of degrees and credentials for semiconductors training. Diverse options range from traditional courses to a new set of degrees, competitive internships, innovative Learning While Working programs, flexible online options, and virtual laboratories.
SARA Partnerships in Action
SARA and Synopsys employees are passionate about the mission to bridge academia and industry to create new opportunities for innovation and collaboration.
Learn more about some of our exciting collaborations through these hands-on experiences from Synopsys Leaders.
What's New
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