Why the Synopsys–Ansys deal matters for engineering simulation

Synopsys acquired Ansys, combining silicon design, IP, and simulation, enabling AI innovation and expanding into a $31 billion market

The engineering simulation landscape is undergoing one of its most significant shifts in decades. Synopsys has announced a $35bn agreement to acquire Ansys, bringing together the world’s leading semiconductor electronic design automation (EDA) provider and the most established multiphysics simulation and analysis company.

For Mansim, whose work relies on advanced computational tools to solve real-world challenges in energy, healthcare, nuclear, manufacturing and infrastructure, this news signals a major expansion in the importance and investment flowing into simulation technologies.

A new era of “silicon-to-systems” simulation

The merger will combine Synopsys’ expertise in semiconductor design with Ansys’ deep capabilities across CFD, FEA, thermal modelling, electromagnetics and system-level simulation. This unified approach, from the physics within the chip to the performance of full-scale engineered systems, responds directly to industry trends Mansim sees every day:

• growing system complexity

• rapid AI adoption

• demand for cross-disciplinary modelling

• tighter energy and thermal constraints

• need for faster, more predictive digital development

Synopsys describes this as delivering a “holistic silicon-to-systems design solution”: electronics + physics + AI under one ecosystem.

Why this matters to Mansim’s clients

For engineering organisations, the deal underscores a clear message: simulation is no longer a niche technical capability, it is strategic infrastructure.

Across industries, companies are shifting toward:

• earlier simulation in the design cycle

• deeper multiphysics coupling

• AI-assisted modelling and optimisation

• larger, more integrated digital workflows

• faster validation and certification routes

These are precisely the areas where Mansim supports clients through our high-fidelity CFD, multiphysics analysis, process modelling, and AI-enabled simulation workflows.

A rapidly expanding market

Synopsys expects its total addressable market to grow by 1.5× to $28bn, driven by demand for the fusion of electronics and physics. Simulation is becoming central not only in aerospace, energy and automotive, but increasingly in data centres, healthcare, and consumer technologies.

This aligns strongly with the growing demand Mansim is experiencing for:

• thermal management in data centres

• energy storage and flexibility studies

• sustainable transport systems

• healthcare airflow and risk modelling

• materials and manufacturing optimisation

  
  

A strong future for simulation

Ansys has long been one of Mansim’s key software partners, and its integration with Synopsys will accelerate:

• faster solver development

• deeper multiphysics coupling

• improved automation of workflows

• more AI-driven optimisation and design space exploration

• higher model accuracy at larger computational scales

These advances will help engineering teams, including Mansim’s tackle increasingly complex cross-domain challenges.

Looking ahead

For Mansim and our clients, this acquisition represents a major vote of confidence in the future of modelling and simulation. It reflects exactly what we see across all our sectors: the need for more integrated, predictive, physics-driven design capability than ever before.

As Synopsys and Ansys enter a new chapter, Mansim will continue to apply the most advanced simulation technologies available, combined with our engineering expertise, to deliver high-impact, real-world solutions at system scale.

Source: https://www.ansys.com/news-center/press-releases/1-16-24-synopsys-acquires-ansys