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There's more to the rise in HPC and AI of domain-specific architectures (DSAs), starting with GPUs, than just the superior throughput they can deliver. Yes, the deceleration of Moore's Law and Dennard scaling are the primary reasons for the CPU's decline in dominance. But other factors are playing a strong, enabling role for DSAs. Consulting [...]The post McKinsey on the Future of Compute: The Rise of Domain-Specific Architectures appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

HAMBURG, August 2, 2023 - The ISC 2024 HPC conference has announced the contributed program categories for next year's event (May 12-16) in Hamburg along with committee leaders: Research Paper - Jeff Hammond, NVIDIA Finland Research Poster - Rio Yokota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Project Poster - Antonino Tumeo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA [...]The post ISC 2024 Announces Contributed Program Categories and Committee Leaders appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Reno, Nv. - August 2, 2023 - Sylabs, a provider of tools and services for high performance container technologies, announced a partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Sylabs' public sector distributor, making the company's software container technology services, including SingularityPRO and Singularity Enterprise, available through Carahsoft's reseller partners and [...]The post Sylabs Partners with Carahsoft on Software Container Services for the Public Sector appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

BOSTON, August 2, 2023 - QuEra Computing, a developer of neutral-atom quantum computers, today announced it now supports new ways of accessing its quantum computers to meet the computing, compliance and security requirements of any customer. Under QuEra's new program, its quantum computers can now be leased for on-premise use, accessed via a premium service [...]The post QuEra Expands Access to Quantum Computers appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

As machine learning techniques become increasingly used in the sciences, a team of researchers in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Computing and Physical and Life Sciences directorates are trying to provide a reasonable starting place for scientists who want to apply machine learning but lack a strong ML background. The goal is to help users understand [...]The post Livermore Lab Team Boosts Trust in AI for Science by Making Machine Learning Explainable appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced that researchers at the lab used the Quantinuum H1-1 quantum computer to not only demonstrated best practices for scientific computing on current quantum systems but also produced what the lab said is an intriguing scientific result. The project was funded by DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences. Access to [...]The post Oak Ridge Scientists Use Quantum Computer for Solar Cell Research appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

July 31, 2023 - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.1 million in funding for 17 new projects to universities, academic institutions, federal research labs, and nonprofits, within the area of Environmental System Science (ESS) research. Awards focus on measurements, experiments, field data, modeling, and synthesis to provide improved understanding and representation of [...]The post DOE Announces $13.1M for Environmental Systems Science appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Manufacturers are using the power of AI and video analytics to enable better quality control and traceability of quality issues, bringing them one step closer to achieving zero defects and reducing the downstream impacts of poor product quality. Together, HPE, NVIDIA and Relimetrics enable customers to adapt to high production variability and velocity with faster, more accurate, automated inspection processes.The post Improving Product Quality with AI-based Video Analytics: HPE, NVIDIA and Relimetrics Automate Quality Control in European Manufacturing Facility appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

When HPC and national security appear in the same sentence, thoughts typically turn towards military, defense and homeland security. While that's a natural association, national security means more than just physical and border safety. Security also encompasses public health and safety, and secure systems for commerce and finance, which are critical to the well-being - [...]The post Dell: How HPC Serves a Vital Role in National Health & Wellness, Public Safety, Border and Commerce Security appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., July 28, 2023 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today held anopening ceremony for its global Research and Development Center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, which will develop next-generation TSMC semiconductor technology. The R&D Center will serve as the home for TSMC's R&D Organization, including theresearchers who will develop TSMC's process technology at the [...]The post TSMC Open R&D Center appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

July 27, 2023 - UT-Battelle, LLC, has appointed Stephen K. Streiffer to be the next director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He currently serves as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and will join ORNL in October. Stephen is a proven leader with diverse experience and a commitment to mission-driven research and development," [...]The post Stephen Streiffer Named Director of Oak Ridge Lab appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

July 27, 2023 - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $11.7 million in funding for six collaborative projects intended to improve understanding of whether, when, and how quantum computing might advance the frontiers of computational science, the agency said. Total funding is $12 million for projects lasting up to four years in duration, [...]The post DOE Awards $11.7M for Research on Quantum Computing appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

ExaWorks is an Exascale Computing Project (ECP)-funded project that provides access to hardened and tested workflow components through a software development kit (SDK). Developers use this SDK and associated APIs to build and deploy production-grade, exascale-capable workflows on US Department of Energy (DOE) and other computers. The prestigious Gordon Bell Prize competition highlighted the success of the ExaWorks SDK when the Gordewinner and two of three finalists in the 2020 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research competition leveraged ExaWorks technologies.The post ExaWorks: Tested Component for HPC Workflows appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

BOISE, Idaho, July 26, 2023 - Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced it has begun sampling what the company said is the industry's first 8-high 24GB HBM3 Gen2 memory with bandwidth greater than 1.2TB/s and pin speed over 9.2Gb/s, which is up to a 50 percent improvement over currently shipping HBM3 solutions," Micron said. [...]The post Micron Sampling 8-high 24GB HBM3 Gen2 with Bandwidth Over 1.2TB/s appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

July 26, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $33 million to support 14 clean-energy research projects as part of a program to ensure the Department's research funding is reaching pockets of the country that traditionally have received disproportionally low amounts of federal scientific funding. Planned funding will total approximately $33 million [...]The post DOE Announces $33M to Advance Energy Research appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Fremont, CA, July 26, 2023 - Exxact Corporation, a provider of high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI) and data center solutions, is now offering a dedicated liquid cooling AI development platform featuring enterprise-grade cooling solutions for both the CPU and GPU to accelerate the most intense AI applications. It promises exceptional performance built for AI [...]The post Exxact Corporation Offers Liquid Cooled HPC and AI Development Platform appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

By Ruti Ben-Shlomi, CEO and Co-founder, LightSolver There's a lot of excitement around exascale-class supercomputing and the possibilities of quantum computing, but there's an emerging alternative advanced computing paradigm that transcends the limits of classical HPC and is more practical than quantum computing for complex, multivariable problems. Called the laser-based processing unit (LPU), this entrant [...]The post Overcoming the Limitations of Classical HPC and Quantum: A New Computational Method appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2023 - Q-CTRL, a developer of quantum technologies through quantum control infrastructure software, today announced the addition of Morpheus Ventures as a new investor in their record-setting Series B funding round, which has raised $54 million USD. Morpheus Ventures, known for its expertise in backing disruptive technologies, has joined forces with [...]The post Quantum: Q-CTRL Adds Morpheus Ventures to Series B Funding with $54M Raised appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Reykjavik, Iceland - July 25th, 2023 -atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has been shortlisted in two categories at this year'sNational Sustainability Awards. The Building of the Year' shortlisting recognizes the design of atNorth's SWE01 data center that was launched in2022. The site is one of the world's first large [...]The post HPC Colo atNorth Announces Shortlist Selection for the National Sustainability Awards appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The generative AI phenomenon has spurred growth in many sectors of the tech industry (just ask NVIDIA), including and spectacularly the data center sector. According to a report released today by investment bank and analyst firm TD Cowen, approximately 2.1GW of data center leases have been signed in that last 90 days. Putting that number [...]The post TD Cowen: Generative AI Driving Record Growth for Data Center Industry appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Paris, July 24, 2023 - Quantum computing company PASQAL today announced a hackathon dedicated to generating ideas for quantum-based solutions that can accelerate the sustainable energy transition:The Blaise Pascal [re]Generative Quantum Challenge.This year is the 400th anniversary of the birth of French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal. To honor this occasion, the Pre-registration opened July [...]The post PASQAL Announces 50,000 Hackathon for Quantum Sustainability Solutions appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

July 20, 2023 - AI technology company Cerebras Systems with partner with G42, a UAE-based technology holding group, have announced Condor Galaxy, a cloud-based network of nine interconnected supercomputers. The first AI supercomputer on this network, Condor Galaxy 1 (CG-1), is optimized for large language models and generative AI and delivers 4 exaFLOPs of 16 [...]The post Cerebras and UAE-based G42 Announce Condor Galaxy AI Supercomputer, Offered as Cloud Service appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

[Sponsored Guest Article] The lifecycle of IT gear, HPC or otherwise, is generally thought to start the day it is powered up to the day it is powered down for the last time and pulled out of the rack. However, in the immortal words of Prince: there's something else- the afterlife. Actually, there's a beforelife too. Lenovo's global presence in both supply chain and asset recovery maximizes customer value from well before it ships, to well after it's removed from the rack. Start at the beginning or even before that. The management and execution of a global supply chain is one of Lenovo's core strengths, and has been for years. Supply chains in the tech industry are inherently complex, comprised of intricate webs of over 2000 suppliers. For Lenovo, there is the added layer of stringent security measures for each supplier. All that must happen before the first transistor hits the factory door.The post Lenovo is a Supply Chain Powerhouse with Asset Recovery Services being a Key Cornerstone appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

BOULDER, CO, July 20, 2023 - Atom Computing and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced are exploring how quantum computing can help optimize electric grid operations. During this week's IEEE Power and Energy Society general meeting in Orlando, NREL researchers demonstrated how they incorporated Atom Computing's atomic array quantum [...]The post Quantum: Atom Computing and NREL Explore Electric Grid Optimization appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

July 18, 2023 - DUG Technology Ltd (ASX: DUG) announced an agreement with the Western Australian state government under the Investment Attraction Fund and will receive A$5 million in grant funding for the first data hall of its Geraldton High Performance Computing campus. The funds will be disbursed over a two-year period. The first data [...]The post DUG Secures A$5M in Western Australia Government Funding for Geraldton HPC Campus appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The 11th annual MVAPICH User Group (MUG) conference will be held Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 21-23 at the Ohio State Univeersity Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI), Pomerene Hall, Room #320 in Columbus, OH. Registration information can be found here. . The MUG conference provides an open forum for attendees (users, system administrators, researchers, engineers, and students) to [...]The post Aug. 21-23: 11th Annual MVAPICH User Group (MUG) Conference in Columbus, OH appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN JOSE,July 19, 2023 -Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) has announced servers incorporating the new 5nm Arm-based AmpereOne CPU with up to 192 single-threaded cores and up to 4TB of memory capacity. Applications such as databases, telco edge, web servers, caching services, media encoding and video gaming streaming will benefit from increased cores, faster memory access, higher [...]The post Supermicro Adds 192-Core AmpereOne ARM-Based Servers appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Intel Labs has released a case study involving a professor at the University of California-San Diego, who for the past five years has led research efforts into what's called hyperdimensional computing aimed at solving memory and data storage challenges. Hyperdimensional computing (HD) is a type of machine learning inspired by observations of how humans and [...]The post UCSD Professor Leads COVID-19, Recommendation System Research Using Hyperdimensional Computing' appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

July 17, 2023 - The Alan T. Waterman is the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Highest Honor. The award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 to use over a five-year period for [...]The post Nominations Open for NSF's Alan T. Waterman Award - $1M Grant appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Carlsbad, California, July 13, 2023 - GigaIO, provider of workload-defined infrastructure for AI and technical computing, recently announced that it successfully configured 32 AMD Instinct MI210 accelerators to a single-node server utilizing the company's FabreX PCIe memory fabric. Available today, the 32-GPU engineered solution, called SuperNODE, is designed to offer a simplified system capable of [...]The post GigaIO Introduces 32 GPU Single-Node Supercomputer appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Happy Monday! Here's this week's HPC News Bytes podcast for 20230717, a quick compendium of the most important news in HPC, AI, quantum and other advanced technologies. This week, Shahin and Doug discuss: SC23 registration opens; China technology export controls and Intel shipping lesser SKUs; Linux-Red Hat wars expand; Chiplet scale-out, or is it cloud?; Quantinuum tackles the hydrogen molecule (H2), it's a start....The post HPC News Bytes: SC23, China Tech Export Controls, Linux Wars Expand, Chiplet Scale-out, Quantum appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS, 14 July 2023 -Quantum Delta NL revealed the recipients of the second Quantum SME call'. The call, amounting to a total of 4.73 million euros, has been granted to six SME quantum companies: Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V., Quantamap B.V., VTEC Lasers & Sensors, Software for Chemistry & Materials BV, Leiden Cryogenics B.V., [...]The post Quantum Delta NL SME Call Awards 4.7M to 6 Dutch Companies appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Over the past decade, teams of engineers, chemists and biologists have analyzed the physical and chemical properties of cicada wings, hoping to unlock the secret of their ability to kill microbes on contact. If this function of nature can be replicated by science, it may lead to products with inherently antibacterial surfaces that are more [...]The post OLCF and Stony Brook: Using HPC Simulations to Learn How Cicada Wings Kill Bacteria appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Argonne National Laboratory has announced that researchers are developing exascale software tools to enable the design of new chemicals and chemical processes for clean energy production. Argonne is building one of the nation's first exascale systems, Aurora. To prepare codes for the architecture and scale of the new supercomputer, 15 research teams are taking part [...]The post Exascale: Pursuing Clean Energy Catalysts with Aurora appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

This week, @HPCpodcast introduces HPC News Bytes, a weekly program, just 3-5 minutes, a quick compendium of the most important news in HPC, AI, quantum and other advanced tech. Join us! This first episode includes: LLNL El Capitan installation commencement; LLNL Director Kim Budil named as one of the Most Creative People in Business for 2023 by Fast Company; Inflection AI's 22,000 GPU system; New York State Department of Financial Services' plans to buy an AI supercomputer; Intel & Nvidia collaborate on Confidential Computing....The post Introducing the HPC News Bytes Podcast, A Quick Compendium of the Latest HPC News appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.