Ansys, Inc.
Type: Public
Traded as: NASDAQ: ANSS
Industry: Engineering Simulation Software, CAE, Multiphysics, EDA
Founded: 1970
Headquarters: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
CEO: Ajei Gopal (as of 2024)
Employees: ~6,000 (2024)
Revenue: $2.4 billion (2023)
🧹 Overview
Ansys, Inc. is a global leader in engineering simulation software. It develops solutions that simulate the behavior of complex products across a wide range of physics—structural, thermal, fluid dynamics, electromagnetics, optics, and semiconductors. Ansys software is used by engineers, designers, and researchers to accelerate product development, optimize performance, and reduce the need for physical prototypes.
Ansys serves industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, electronics, life sciences, and industrial equipment. In recent years, Ansys has expanded its influence in the semiconductor design market by integrating chip-package-system multiphysics with traditional engineering simulation.
🏠 History
Ansys was founded in 1970 by John A. Swanson, a former Westinghouse engineer. The original product—ANSYS software—focused on finite element analysis (FEA).
Key Historical Milestones:
- 1990s: Rebranded as Ansys, Inc. and went public in 1996.
- 2006: Acquired Fluent Inc., a major player in computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
- 2010s: Acquired HFSS (via Ansoft), SpaceClaim, and CEI to expand into electromagnetics and 3D modeling.
- 2019: Acquired Granta Design, Lumerical, and Dynardo.
- 2020–2024: Expanded into photonics (Lumerical), optics (Zemax), and cloud-native platforms (OnScale).
🛠️ Key Products & Platforms
Ansys provides simulation solutions spanning multiple domains:
👩💼 Structural & Mechanical
- Ansys Mechanical: Finite element modeling (FEM) for structural analysis
- LS-DYNA: Crash, impact, and nonlinear dynamics
🚧 Fluids & CFD
- Ansys Fluent: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Ansys CFX: Rotating machinery and turbomachinery simulations
📈 Electromagnetics
- Ansys HFSS: 3D full-wave EM field simulation
- Ansys Maxwell: Low-frequency EM (motors, transformers)
💉 Semiconductor & EDA
- RedHawk: Power integrity, EMIR for IC design
- Totem: Analog/mixed-signal power integrity
- PathFinder: ESD signoff
- RaptorX: High-speed EM extraction for RFICs and packages
- SeaScape Platform: Big-data analytics for chip design
🌟 Photonics, Optics, and Multiphysics
- Lumerical: Photonic IC design
- Zemax: Optical design (lenses, AR/VR, cameras)
- Ansys Multiphysics: Co-simulation across domains
☁️ Cloud & Digital Twin
- Ansys Cloud: HPC-enabled simulation on Microsoft Azure
- Ansys Twin Builder: Digital twin modeling and deployment
🌍 Market Presence & Industries
Ansys tools are used globally across:
- Aerospace and Defense: Thermal, vibration, CFD, EMI
- Automotive & EVs: Structural, battery thermal, ADAS radar
- Semiconductors: Chip-package-system power integrity and thermal
- Healthcare: Biomedical devices, fluid flow, optics
- Energy: Wind, gas turbines, nuclear safety simulations
Ansys is used by over 45,000 customers, including NASA, Boeing, Intel, NVIDIA, Medtronic, Bosch, and GE.
👥 Leadership & Strategy
- Ajei Gopal, CEO since 2017, has driven a strategic focus on cloud adoption, AI integration, and digital transformation.
- Ansys is also investing in academic outreach via the Ansys Academic Program, providing tools to thousands of universities and students worldwide.
📈 Financial Performance
| Year | Revenue | Net Income |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.4B | $590M |
| 2022 | $2.1B | $520M |
| 2021 | $1.9B | $470M |
Ansys consistently operates with high gross margins and invests ~25% of its revenue in R&D.
🚀 Strategic Initiatives
Ansys is focused on:
- Expanding chip-aware system simulation and multiphysics signoff for semiconductors
- Enhancing cloud-first workflows and AI/ML-driven automation
- Increasing its presence in digital twin applications and industrial IoT
- Supporting green engineering through sustainability simulation
🔗 Partnerships & Ecosystem
- Works closely with Microsoft Azure, AWS, and TSMC for cloud and foundry support
- Member of TSMC OIP, Cadence Cloud Passport, and Intel Foundry Services Alliance
- Collaborates with major EDA players and CAD/CAM software companies (PTC, Autodesk)
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