Synopsys ended 2010 with a turnover of 1.381 billion US$ and a net profit of 237.1 million US$. Compared with 2009 turnover increased by 1.5%. By contrast profit rose by 41.1%. The fourth quarter contributed to the overall result with a turnover of 375.5 million US$ and a net plus of 25.4 million US$. Compared with Q4/2009 turnover rose by 11% with profit growth of 30.3%.