Synopsys, Inc. Layoff — January 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed November 12, 2025View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Almanor Avenue Sunnyvale, CA · 3 locations (Santa Clara County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on November 12, 2025.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.
Summary
Synopsys, Inc. announced a restructuring that will reduce its workforce by about 10% and result in the closure of certain sites. The cuts are part of a company-wide restructuring cited by Synopsys and reported by the WSJ, though the article does not provide a specific headcount, dates, locations, or affected departments. The move reflects a strategic reorganization by the semiconductor design-software company amid broader industry pressures. Synopsys communicated the planned reduction in workforce and facility closures as part of the restructuring effort.
Synopsys, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on November 12, 2025. The notice covers 174 employees in Almanor Avenue Sunnyvale, CA (Santa Clara County), with the layoff effective January 12, 2026.
The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 3 CA communities: Almanor Avenue Sunnyvale, Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, Palomar Avenue Sunnyvale.
That is roughly 0.9% of the 20,300 people Synopsys, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 11 layoff events at Synopsys, Inc. since March 2023, including 329 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 8 additional events known from news reporting.
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