# Who does Synopsys pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/synopsys · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T08:20:32.472003+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Synopsys discloses no named confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties; 2 relationships are tracked as undisclosed/aggregate. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 1 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### R&D 엔지니어·인건비 (비공개) (mid)
- note: R&D-engineer labor is the largest cost — talent is both the source of the moat and the main cost axis.
- [mentions] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2024-12-18) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=SNPS&type=10-K: "10-K: large R&D."

### 클라우드·컴퓨팅 인프라 (비공개) (low)
- note: Large cloud compute for EDA and verification — infrastructure cost that grows with design scale.
- [mentions] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2024-12-18) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=SNPS&type=10-K: "10-K: infrastructure costs."

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