Ansys became a component of the NASDAQ-100 index on December 23, 2019. In the 2000s, the company acquired other engineering design companies, obtaining additional technology for fluid dynamics, electronics design, and physics analysis. It develops and markets CAE/ multiphysics engineering simulation software for product design, testing and operation and offers its products and services to customers worldwide.Īnsys was founded in 1970 by John Swanson, who sold his interest in the company to venture capitalists in 1993. is an American multinational company with its headquarters based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.