Synopsys Installation Guide 
Synopsys Major Releases 

This page links to installation information for major Synopsys releases, which occur in March, June, September, and December. In the following table, click the document link for the release you need (or check the link associated with your product release date).

Some products might release at other times, and not all products are included in the Installation Guide. If you do not find the information you want, check the Products Not Found page.

Note:
You can also find installation information on the product software CD and in the product_INSTALL_README.txt file in the product EST download directory.

Synopsys Installer
For most Synopsys products, you need to download the Synopsys Installer. Find the corresponding installer version for your release opportunity and use that or a later version. (If you are downloading Synopsys Common Licensing (SCL), the Synopsys Installer is required).

Release Information
Service pack releases (such as D-2009.12-SP1) are stand-alone releases and must be installed in a new directory. Do not install them over an existing release. The standard installation instructions in the Installation Guide also apply to service pack releases.

For patch (overlay) releases (such as D-2009.12-1), see the product_INSTALL_README file in the product download directory in the EST vault.

PDF documents on this site require Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher

 Release opportunity Documentation Synopsys Installer version*

March  2010
April     2010
May     2010

Synopsys Installation Guide D-2010.03

Version 2.3
EST directory: installer_v2.3
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

December  2009
January       2010
February     2010

Synopsys Installation Guide D-2009.12

Version 2.2
EST directory: installer_v2.2
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

September     2009
October          2009
November     2009

Synopsys Installation Guide C-2009.09

Version 2.2
EST directory: installer_v2.2
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

June        2009
July         2009
August    2009

Synopsys Installation Guide C-2009.06

Version 2.1
EST directory: installer_v2.1
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

March    2009
April     2009
May     2009

Synopsys Installation Guide C-2009.03

Version 2.1
EST directory: installer_v2.1
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

December   2008
January      2009
February     2009

Synopsys Installation Guide B-2008.12

Version 2.0
EST directory: installer_v2.0
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

September      2008
October         2008
November      2008

Synopsys Installation Guide B-2008.09

Version 2.0
EST directory: installer_v2.0
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

June     2008
July       2008
August   2008
Synopsys Installation Guide B-2008.06

Version 2.0
EST directory: installer_v2.0
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

March   2008
April      2008
May       2008

Synopsys Installation Guide A-2008.03

Version 1.8
EST directory: installer_v1.8
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

December   2007
January        2008
February      2008

Synopsys Installation Guide A-2007.12

Version 1.8
EST directory: installer_v1.8
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

September    2007
October         2007
November    2007

Installation Guide
Version A-2007.09

Version 1.8
EST directory: installer_v1.8
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

June      2007
July        2007
August   2007

Installation Guide
Version Z-2007.06

Version 1.7
EST directory: installer_v1.7
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

March   2007
April     2007
May      2007

Installation Guide
Version Z-2007.03

Installation Release Notes
Version Z-2007.03

Version 1.6
EST directory: installer_v1.6
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

December   2006
January        2007
February      2007

Installation Guide
Version Z-2006.12

Version 1.5
EST directory: installer_v1.5
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

September     2006
October           2006
November      2006
Installation Guide
Version Y-2006.09

Version 1.4
EST directory: installer_v1.4
installer_INSTALL_README.txt

*Use this version of the installer or a later version.

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