The acquisition will significantly expand Synopsys' technology portfolio, channel reach and total addressable market when completed. In acquiring Synplicity, Synopsys will enter the FPGA market segment, where Synplicity is the technology leader for FPGA implementation and debug. Synopsys will also enter the fast-growing rapid prototyping market segment, which the company plans to grow by leveraging its verification technology, large field presence, and virtual prototyping solution for fast software development
soon or late it should happen some time, by the time passes synplify is used less than before. the main reason is the availability of synthesizers developed by the FPGA maker companies themselves.
it means that synopsys acquired synplicity
and instead of focusing only on the ASIC market it'll enter also the FPGA market and compete with other EDA vendors...