Ansys: Америкалық технологиялық компаниясы және қауіпсіздік мәселелері

American technology company

Ansys, Inc. is an American multinational company with its headquarters based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. It develops and markets CAE/multiphysics engineering simulation software for product design, testing and operation and offers its products and services to customers worldwide.

Ansys was founded in 1970 as Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc. (SASI) by John Swanson. The idea for Ansys was first conceived by Swanson while working at the Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory in the 1960s. At the time, engineers performed finite element analysis (FEA) by hand. Swanson developed the initial ANSYS software on punch cards and used a mainframe computer that was rented by the hour.

By 1991, SASI had 153 employees and $29 million in annual revenue, controlling 10 percent of the market for finite element analysis software. away from software licenses, and corresponding revenue declined. In November 2020, South China Morning Post reported that Ansys software had been used for Chinese military research in the development of hypersonic missile technology. In October 2022, Washington Post reviewed procurement documents and confirmed that Ansys technology had been acquired by seven Chinese entities present on either the export blacklist or with known links to Chinese missile technology. Ansys said that it and its subsidiaries have no records of the indicated sales or shipments and suggested that piracy may have been involved.

Year announced Company Business Value (USD)References1999Centric Engineering SystemsFluid, structural, and thermal analysisNot disclosed2001CadoeComputer aided designNot disclosed2012Esterel TechnologiesSimulating interactions between software and hardware$53 million 2013EVEN (Evolutionary Engineering)Cloud based software for engineering compositesNot disclosed2014Reaction DesignChemistry and combustion simulation$19.25 million 2014SpaceClaim 3D modeling $85 million2015Gear Design Solutions (2015)Analytics softwareNot disclosed2015Delcross TechnologiesSystems analysis Not disclosed2015Newmerical Technologies International Inc. In flight icing simulationNot disclosed2016KPIT medini Technologies AGAutomotive designNot disclosed 2017CLK Design AutomationTransistor level simulation for semiconductor IP and system on chip (SoC) designsNot disclosed 2017Computational Engineering International, Inc. (CEI)Advanced post processing and visualizationNot disclosed 20173DSIM3D printing simulation Not disclosed 2018OPTISOptical simulationsNot disclosed 2019HelicElectromagnetic crosstalk simulationNot disclosed2019Granta DesignMaterial intelligenceNot disclosed2019DfR SolutionsReliability physics based electronics design tool for accurate life predictions of electronic hardwareNot disclosed2019 LSTCAdvanced finite element analysis$775 million2019DynardoPIDO technologyNot disclosed2020LumericalPhotonic simulationsNot disclosed 2020Analytical Graphics Inc. Aerospace and defense focused engineering simulation software$700 million 2021Phoenix Integration, Inc. Model based engineering and model based systems engineeringNot disclosed2021ZemaxDesign and analysis of both imaging and illumination systems$411 million2022Motor Design Limited (MDL)Electric machine designsNot disclosed2022OnScaleWeb based UI for  access to Ansys’ simulation technologiesNot disclosed2022C&R TechnologiesOrbital thermal analysis companyNot disclosed2022DYNAmoreSimulation software for the automotive industryNot disclosed

Ansys develops and markets engineering simulation software for use across the product life cycle. Ansys Mechanical finite element analysis software is used to simulate computer models of structures, electronics, or machine components for analyzing the strength, toughness, elasticity, temperature distribution, electromagnetism, fluid flow, and other attributes. which is one of the company's main products. Ansys also develops software for data management and backup, academic research and teaching. In 1980, the Apple II version was released, allowing Ansys to convert to a graphical user interface in version 4 later that year. Version 8.0 was published in 2005 In 2009 version 12 was released with an overhauled second version of Workbench. Ansys also began increasingly consolidating features into the Workbench software. The following year, version 17 introduced a new user interface and performance improvement for computing fluid dynamics problems. In January 2017, Ansys released version 18. The Ansys Application Builder, which allows engineers to build, use, and sell custom engineering tools, was also introduced with version 18. In early 2020, the Ansys Academic Program surpassed one million student downloads. In May 2020, Ansys joined Microsoft, Dell and Lendlease on the steering committee of the Digital Twin Consortium, which aims to advance the use of digital twin technology. The company collaborated with the US Army and L3Harris to advance the use of FACE technical standard. In April, 2020, Samsung Foundry certified Ansys’ RaptorH EM simulation solution for developing 2.5D/3D ICs and systems on chip using Samsung's signoff flow. In August, 2020, Ansys received TSMC certification for its SoIC 3D chip stacking technology. In October, 2020, the company signed the agreement to acquire Analytical Graphics Inc. for $700 million. In 2021, Optimo Medical AG integrated their Optimeyes digital twin technology with Ansys Mechanical to create identical copies of cornea for surgical procedure testing purposes. Ansys and Siemens Energy collaborated to improve additive manufacturing (AM) processes. In May 2021, Ansys acquired Phoenix Integration, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The same year, Ansys acquired Zemax for an undisclosed amount. In Partnership with Cornell University, Ansys developed simulating courses. In March 2022, the company announced collaboration with GlobalFoundries to address issues facing data centres. In April, 2022, Ansys announced signing a definitive agreement to acquire OnScale to expand its cloud portfolio. In May, 2022, Ansys acquired Motor Design Limited (MDL) for an undisclosed amount. In October, 2022, the company acquired C&R Technologies, a company that specialised in providing orbital thermal analysis. In December, 2022, Ansys announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire DYNAmore, which specialises in developing simulation solutions for the automotive industry.