11 Best Software Infrastructure Stocks To Invest In

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5. Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 67

Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) is one of the best software infrastructure stocks to invest in. On June 26, Frost & Sullivan announced that Synopsys had been honored with the 2025 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award in the analog in-memory computing/AIMC segment. The recognition highlights Synopsys’ AI-driven EDA suite and cloud-enabled design environment for accelerating AIMC development for next-gen, energy-efficient AI computing systems.

Synopsys was specifically lauded for providing engineers with tools that simplify analog complexity, which reduces design time and boosts productivity for AIMC-based system-on-chip (SoC) architectures. Key recognized solutions include Synopsys PrimeSim, which is an NVIDIA GPU-accelerated SPICE simulator achieving up to 15x speed-up (projected to 30x with NVIDIA Grace Blackwell), and Synopsys Custom Compiler paired with PrimeWave Design Environment for robust analog and mixed-signal design.

Additionally, Synopsys Cloud offers instant and browser-based access to the full EDA suite, which increases customer time to results by 40% on average. Other advanced capabilities mentioned are Synopsys ASO.ai for AI-driven layout-aware optimization and a mixed-signal flow providing 5x to 10x faster verification.

Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) provides electronic design automation software products used to design and test integrated circuits. Frost & Sullivan helps investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, and companies to action for a continuous flow of growth opportunities.

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