Synopsys stock was falling Monday after the chip-design software company received conditional regulatory approval from China to move forward with its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys.The two companies were awaiting clearance from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation,

The State Administration for Market Regulation's (SAMR) conditional approval, which came on Monday, would finally allow two major players in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry to combine.

July 17, 2025, following approval from all required regulatory authorities. Earlier, on June 30, 2025, Ansys and Synopsys announced that the merger had received regulatory approval in all jurisdictions except China.