SYNOPSYS, INC.
Lobbying for SYNOPSYS, INC. · electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP)
Issues related to tax treatment and competitiveness in semiconductor design, including those in P.L. 115-97 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (implementation and R&D treatments (Section 174)) and H.R. 802 the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research Act of 2025 (the STAR Act), H.R. 1062 The Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025, and H.R.1/P.L. 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (provisions related to the treatment of R&D, international tax, and the proposed AI moratorium).
Issues related to international trade rules; U.S.-China relations; tariffs, including Sec. 232 and IEEPA; outbound investment, including H.R. 2246/S.1053 Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 (all provisions); and export controls including amendments to Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and implementation of P.L. 115-232 Export Control Reform Act (integrated circuits (ICs) specific provisions); H.R. 2683 Remote Security Access Act (all provisions); H.R.3447/S.1705 Chip Security Act (all provisions); and issues related to outbound investment and export controls in S.2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and H.R.3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
Issues related to implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167)(provisions related to workforce development and STEM education for semiconductor and software fields).
Issues related to semiconductor and software fields in S.2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and H.R.3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools.
Issues related to R&D in semiconductor and software fields, including implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167), and utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools to support emerging technologies - fusion, nuclear energy, and quantum computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Issues related to the value of engineering simulation software and government appropriations.