IonQ Demonstrates Computer-Aided Engineering Workload Acceleration by up to 14.6% with Quantum Technology
IonQ and Synopsys published research showing quantum algorithms embedded in Synopsys's industry-standard Ansys LS-DYNA simulation software can cut total engineering simulation times by up to 14.6%, work that earned 1st Place Best Paper at IEEE Quantum Week 2026 in Toronto. The team tested the hybrid workflow on digital models of an automobile, an industrial drill component, a fluid impeller, and a jet engine assembly, with meshes of up to 35 million data points, running simulations on up to 150 qubits and validating results on IonQ's 36-qubit Forte trapped-ion system.
Key figures
- Award
- 1st Place Best Paper Award at IEEE Quantum Week 2026
- Time saved
- approximately one full day of a seven-day classical supercomputer run
- Max speedup
- 14.6%
- Max mesh points
- 35 million data points
- Qubits simulated
- 150
- Validation hardware
- IonQ 36-qubit Forte trapped-ion quantum computer
- Min runtime improvement
- 5.9%
- Papers accepted ieee quantum week 2026
- 9
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