There are those who still insist quantum computing is a false dream and a fool’s errand, but quantum continues to make incursions into broader validation and wider backing. Example: Quantum computing company Quantinuum, the result of a November 2021 merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions….
Fugaku Retains No. 1 Spot in TOP500 HPCG and Graph500 rankings
May 30, 2022 by
Tokyo, May 30, 2022 — The supercomputer Fugaku, jointly developed by Janpan’s RIKEN Center for Computational Science and Fujitsu, has successfully retained the top spot for five consecutive terms in multiple major high-performance computer rankings including the Top500‘s HPCG and Graph500 BFS (Breadth-First Search), and has also taken second place for the TOP500 HPL and HPL-AI […]
@HPCpodcast: What’s New in HPC-class Storage and a New Feature: Top of the News
April 14, 2022 by
Join us for this episode – episode 20, be it noted – of the @HPCpodcast. It includes a new segment, Top of The News, offering a look at the top HPC developments of the week. Our discussion features federal funding for PsiQuantum and Global Foundries’ quantum computing research in upstate New York, along with AMD’s proposed acquisition of Pensando and Fujitsu’s new HPC cloud offerings that includes supercomputing technology used in the world’s most powerful HPC system, Fugaku.
Fujitsu Launches Computing as a Service for HPC and AI
April 6, 2022 by
Tokyo, April 6, 2022 — Fujitsu today announced “Fujitsu Computing as a Service” (CaaS) offering computing resources such as Fujitsu’s quantum-inspired Digital Annealer technology; AI and machine learning software applications; and technology used in the Arm-based “Fugaku,” the world’s top-ranked supercomputer. Fujitsu said it began preorders today for for Fujitsu Cloud Service HPC, which offers […]
Report: In Wake of NVIDIA’s Failed Acquisition Bid, Goldman to Take Arm Public with $60B Valuation
March 25, 2022 by
In the end, Arm Ltd. may generate more cash by going public than it would have if the attempted NVIDIA acquisition had gone through. A report from the Reuters news service stated that SoftBank Group, the owner of Arm Lt., will select Goldman Sachs “as the lead underwriter on the initial public offering of Arm […]
Fugaku, Tokyo Medical & Dental University Investigate Drug Resistance in Cancer Treatment
March 7, 2022 by
Fujitsu and the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) today announced it is using the world’s top-ranked supercomputer and AI to investigate mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer treatments. Leveraging Fujitsu’s “Fugaku” HPC system, the new technology enables high-speed calculation of 20,000 variables of data in a day and is intended to find causal relationships […]
Fugaku Stays on Top of Top500 Supercomputer List – But Is China Holding Back?
June 28, 2021 by
The new edition of the Top500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers saw the Japanese Fugaku system solidify its number one status in a list that the the Top500 organizers said shows a somewhat static and flattening performance growth curve. In fact, only one new system attained the top 10 (here’s the complete list). […]
Fujitsu Demonstrates Industrial Simulations on Fugaku
June 23, 2021 by
Tokyo, June 23, 2021 — Fujitsu Limited successfully leveraged on the world’s fastest supercomputer, Fugaku, to demonstrate the feasibility of high performance, large-scale, very high-definition analyses with commercial applications widely used in the industrial field for simulations including fluid dynamics. The trials were conducted in collaboration with a number of application vendors between November 2020 and […]
Fugaku in Joint Research for COVID Therapies
June 22, 2021 by
Tokyo — June 22, 2021 — Fujitsu Japan Limited today announced a research project leveraging Fugaku, the world’s most powerful supercomputer, to identify small molecule inhibitory compounds that could be used to treat COVID-19. The research team is led by Takefumi Yamashita, project associate professor of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) , […]
Fugaku Leverages AI for Tsunami Flood Prediction
February 16, 2021 by
February 15, 2021 – A new AI model that harnesses the power of the world’s fastest supercomputer, Fugaku, is targeting tsunami flooding prediction in coastal areas before the tsunami reaches land. The development of the new technology was announced as part of a joint project between the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IREDeS) at […]
