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HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. - Oct. 6, 2023 - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenue for September 2023: On a consolidated basis, revenue for the month was approximately NT$180.43 billion, a decrease of 4.4 percent from August 2023 and a decrease of 13.4 percent from September 2022. TSMC revenue [...]The post TSMC September Net Revenue Down 13% YoY appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

London, October 5th, 2023 - Kao Data, developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has announced that infrastructure investment firm, Infratil and Legal & General Capital, the alternative asset platform of Legal & General Group, have increased their equity stakes in Kao Data. Infratil will now hold a majority [...]The post Infratil and L&G Capital Increase Investment in Kao Data appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Toronto - October 4, 2023 - Lemurian Labs today announced it has secured $9 million in seed funding to develop an accelerated computing platform tailored for AI applications. The company said its platform will leverage a novel number system, referred to as PAL (parallel adaptive logarithm), to expedite AI workloads by up to 20x greater [...]The post NVIDIA, Intel and Google Alums Form Lemurian Labs, Raise $9M for 20X AI Throughput Boost appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

New York, October 4, 2023-ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, and IEEE Computer Society have named Keshav Pingali, the W.A."Tex" Moncrief Chair of Grid and Distributed Computing at the University of Texas at Austin, as the recipient of the 2023ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award. The Ken Kennedy Award recognizes groundbreaking achievements in parallel and high [...]The post Keshav Pingali to Receive ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

HPC-AI industry analyst firm Hyperion Research said its new study on Large Language Models in the HPC community shows that interest in LLMs has exploded in the last six months driven by unique capabilities of the technology to answer queries, generate concise summaries, and even produce unique works of fiction....The post Hyperion: HPC Community's Interest in LLMs Has Exploded,' with Complexity, Cost Concerns appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announced today it is partnering with NVIDIA and its Tensor Core GPUs -- including the coveted H100 -- to expand its generative AI portfolio for public cloud, on-premises and edge environments. The company said its Dell Validated Design for Generative AI with NVIDIA for Model Customization offers pre-trained models that extract intelligence from data without building ....The post Dell Teams with NVIDIA on GenAI appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Oct. 3, 2023 - The McEnery Convention Center in San Jose will be the site of a new conference, the AI.dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 12-13 in San Joseand co-locating withCassandra Summit. Presented by the Linux Foundation and the LF AI & Data Project,AI.dev is a nexus for developers, [...]The post New Open Source Event: AI.dev, Dec 12-13 in San Jose, Co-located with Cassandra Summit appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

By Nages Sieslack, ISC Communications Team Oct. 2, 2023 - I had the opportunity to talk with Prof. Michela Taufer, the ISC 2024 Program Chair, to get an update on the event's progress. Prof. Taufer has been in this position for three months and has significantly contributed to the ISC technical program. I was impressed [...]The post IEEE, IEEE Computer Society and ISC Join on Access to ISC Research Papers appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

A happy October morning to you! Our lineup of quick (4:36) commentary on recent HPC news includes: AMD's Lisa Su on the AMD-NVIDIA GPU competition; ASML EUV at Intel-4 fab in Ireland starts volume production; AI's job elimination impact; SC23 is coming Nov 12-17....The post HPC News Bytes 20231002: Lisa Su on AMD-NVIDIA GPU Competition; ASML EUV at Intel Fab in Ireland; AI Job Elimination; SC23 Coming up appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Industries such as railways are moving from traditional inspection methods to using AI and ML to perform automated inspection of railcars. Data streaming from the edge at high rates requires the compute power of a HPC cluster, storage and advanced analytics to return results in real time. The system also must effectively enable remote administration and management to ensure reliable....The post HPC, AI, ML and Edge Solutions Drive Duos Railcar Inspection System Powered by Dell Technologies and Kalray appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 29, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)today announced up to $500 million in funding for basic research in support of DOE's clean energy, economic, and national security goals. The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), informally known as the Open Call," is issued annually at the beginning of each Fiscal Year (FY). It provides [...]The post DOE: $500M Funding Opportunity for Basic Research to Advance Science appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 29, 2023 - Quantum technology investment company Quantum Exponential Group plc (AQUIS: QBIT) announced it has established a European entity with headquarters in Copenhagen. The headquarters will be situated within Copenhagen's Quantum Deep Tech Lab, adjacent to the recently founded Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Foundry, the Danish NATO Centre for Quantum Technology (part of [...]The post Quantum Exponential Group Announces Copenhagen Headquarters appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego has Rick Wagner chief technology officer. Wagner served as HPC Systems Engineer and then HPC Systems Manager at SDSC between 2010 and 2016 before joining the University of Chicago as a member of the Globus management team. At Globus, Wagner oversaw the Professional Services group, working....The post San Diego Supercomputer Center Names Rick Wagner CTO appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Sept. 26, 2023 -NTT Research, Inc., a division ofNTT(TYO:9432), today announced that it has named Timothee Leleu as Senior Research Scientist and a Group Head in thePhysics & Informatics (PHI) Lab. It has also named Victor Bastidas and Maya Okawa as Research Scientists in the PHI Lab; Abhishek Jain, Senior Scientist in [...]The post NTT Research Scientific Teams Name 9 New Hires appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Quantum computing company IonQ announced an expanded relationship with theAir Force Research Lab (AFRL)to deploy two barium-based trapped ion quantum computing systems for quantum networking research and application development. The deal comes one year after IonQ announcedan agreement with AFRL to provide access to the company's trapped ion....The post IonQ Announces $25.5M Quantum Deal with U.S. Air Force Research Lab appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

PALO ALTO, CA - September 27, 2023 - Data-driven healthcare company Atropos Health announced an agreement with Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen), a Johnson & Johnson company, aimed at helping accelerate clinical development with real-world data analysis. Building upon an existing collaboration, under the new agreement, Atropos and Janssen data scientists will utilize Atropos's [...]The post Atropos Health in Clinical Development Agreement with Janssen R&D appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 28, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is accepting nominations from the DOE national laboratories for the department's Distinguished Scientist Fellows Program. The deadline is 5 pm Eastern, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Information about eligibility requirements, nomination guidelines, and the selection process can be found on the Office of ScienceDistinguished Scientist Fellows [...]The post Dec. 11 Nomination Deadline for DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellows appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are preparing to use Aurora, the laboratory's upcoming exascale supercomputer, to delve into the inner mechanics of a variety of nuclear reactor models. These simulations promise an unprecedented level of detail, offering insights that could revolutionize reactor design by improving understanding of the intricate heat flows....The post Argonne Preps Aurora for Exascale Simulations of Nuclear Reactors appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SEOUL / GLASGOW - September 27, 2023 -LESSENGERS Inc., a provider of optical components based on its patented direct optical wiring" (DOW) technology, today announced that its new 800G transceiver product (800G OSFP SR8), will begin volume production in the Q4 2023 and begin shipping to customers. DOW is a polymer-based air-cladded waveguide technology that [...]The post LESSENGERS in Volume Production of 800G Active Optical Cables and Transceivers for AI/ML Clusters appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 27, 2023 - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)announced $30million in funding for three projects to increase scientific productivity and discoveries across DOE light source, neutron source, and high-performance computing and networking facilities. The national laboratory-led collaborative projects are: A center for advanced mathematics for energy research applications led by Lawrence Berkeley National [...]The post DOE Funds $30M for Research to Accelerate Scientific Advances at National Labs appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 27, 2023 - Quantum computing company IonQ today unveiled the Forte Enterprise and Tempo, rack-mounted systems the company said are can be integrated within existing data center infrastructures, enabling them to harness the power of quantum directly from their own data centers, making the technology significantly more accessible." Today's announcements include: [...]The post IonQ Announces Rack-Mounted Quantum Systems for Data Center Environments appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Lawyers who use AI will replace lawyers who don't." That was the coda of a presentation given at the recent HPC User Forum in Tucson by Arizona State University law professor Gary Marchant, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a professor at ASU since 1999. Marchant's presentation at the Forum, hosted by Hyperion Research, was one of the conference's most talked-about sessions. In this interview, Marchant shares his observations on how generative AI and large language models....The post HPC User Forum: Lawyers Who Use AI Will Replace Lawyers Who Don't' appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

VAST Data and CoreWeave today announced a partnership to build an NVIDIA GPU-powered computing cloud for generative AI, high performance computing and visual effects workloads. Startup CoreWeave is a GPU cloud services provider that has attracted more than $400 million in investment funding (including $100 million from NVIDIA and $200 million from....The post NVIDIA-Powered CoreWeave and VAST Data Partner on Public Cloud for GenAI, HPC appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

MIT researchers report they have demonstrated a novel superconducting qubit architecture that can perform operations between qubits with greater accuracy, addressing a roadblock to commercial use of quantum computers: error correction. The researchersutilized a relatively new type of superconducting qubit, known as fluxonium, which can have a lifespan that is longer....The post MIT Reports Fluxonium Qubit Architecture Achieves Progress on Quantum Error Correction appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

On Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 11 am Central Time, Varsha Madananth, an applications engineer at Intel, will lead an online webinar on optimizing SYCL workloads for PVC on the Aurora exascale system and the Sunspot testbed system. Registration is here, virtual meeting information will follow. This webinar will delve into a range of optimization strategies, [...]The post Exascale Early Adopter Series Webinar Sept. 27: Optimizing SYCL Workloads on Aurora and Sunspot appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Happy belated autumnal equinox to you! Here's a jaunt (4:46) through recent HPC news: Intel to build an AI supercomputer for Stability AI; Intel in AI collaboration with Dell; Samba Nova's new AI chip; the Air Force's 12 PFlop system; modular nuclear reactors for data centers; $238 million in DOD CHIPS & Science Act awards.The post HPC News Bytes 20230925: Intel to Build AI Supercomputer, SambaNova's AI Chip, AFRL's 12 PFLOP System, Nuclear Power for HPC appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Large language models fit the classic model of a red-hot technology in an early stage of commercial viability: there's more talk about it than knowledge, and FOMO - the fear that your competitors are implementing it at your peril - is helping to drive explosive demand. There's also an allure and mystery around LLMs: some of the awe-inspiring "zero shot" things they do surprise even the data scientists who trained the models (more on this below). Against this backdrop....The post Large Language Models: The Largeness, the Power and the Emergent' Mystery appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Bromont, Quebec, September 22, 2023 - The Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation of Quebec (PINQ^2), a non-profit organization (NPO) founded by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy of Quebec (MEIE - ministere de l'Economie, de l'Innovation et de l'Energie du Quebec) and the Universite de Sherbrooke, and IBM announced the inauguration of an [...]The post PINQ^2 to Operate IBM Quantum System Onein Quebec appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

London, September 21st, 2023 - Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has appointed David Bloom, one of the company's founding investors and Partner at Goldacre NOE Group, as the company's new Chairman. In his new role, Bloom will take an active role in the [...]The post Kao Data Appoints David Bloom Chairman appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sandia researchers took home six R&D 100 Awards, one joint with Los Alamos National Laboratory, and one special award for 2023 in the annual international technical competition that includes researchers from universities, corporations and government labs. These awards bring Sandia's total to 150 since 1976. These excellent achievements further Sandia's mission and demonstrate the impact [...]The post Sandia Labs Researchers Win 6 R&D 100 Awards appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

St. Gallen, Munich and Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2023 - Quantum computing company Terra Quantum and Honda Research Institute Europe (HRI-EU), a center for advanced research in intelligent systems, collaborated to develop new methods to shorten escape times in emergency situations. In the joint project, they have demonstrated the potential of hybrid quantum computing methods [...]The post Terra Quantum and Honda Research Institute Europe Develop Quantum ML Method for Disaster Routing appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

This story was updated on September 21 based on input from Intel: With the goal of building the most powerful AI supercomputer in Europe, Intel has formed an alliance with Stability AI, a London-based artificial intelligence- startup. Announced at this week's Intel Innovation 2023 conference in San Jose, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the system will utilize thousands of Gaudi2 ....The post Intel and Dell to Collaborate on AI; Intel to Build Most Powerful AI Supercomputer in Europe' for Stability AI - Gelsinger appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The U.S. Department of Defense todayannounced the award of $238 million in CHIPS and Science Act funding for eight Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hubs. This is the largest award to date under the act, which was passed in August 2022 and provides roughly $280 billion for research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.The post DOD Announces $238M CHIPS and Science Act Awards for Microelectronics Hubs appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

New York - September 20, 2023 - AI data platform company VAST Data has named Marianne Budnik chief marketing officer. She will lead all marketing functions including product marketing, field marketing, customer advocacy, communications and public relations, content, creative and brand strategy. Budnik has led marketing organizations for companies including CrowdStrike, CyberArk and CA Technologies, [...]The post VAST Data Names Marianne Budnik CMO appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 20, 2023 - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and AI chip developer Cerebras Systems announced that its work on multi-dimensional seismic processing has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Gordon Bell Prize for outstanding achievements in HPC. By developing a Tile [...]The post KAUST and Cerebras Named Gordon Bell Award Finalist appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the installation of a supercomputer built by Penguin Systems, named the Raider. The system delivers about 12 petaFLOPS of compute power, ranking it in the vicinity of the 50th most powerful system in the world, according to the TOP500 ranking of HPC systems. The system is part of the Department of Defense's HPC Modernization Program....The post Air Force Research Lab Adds 12PFLOPS Penguin HPC System appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

COLLEGE PARK, MD - September 19, 2023 - The University of Maryland (UMD) today announced the opening of the National Quantum Laboratory (QLab), a quantum research center developed in partnership with quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ). The QLab enables people from around the world to develop and design quantum technologies on a quantum computer [...]The post University of Maryland and IonQ Open Quantum Computing Research appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN FRANCISCO - Ray Summit - Sept. 18, 2023 - Anyscale, the AI infrastructure company built by the creators of the Ray open-source unified framework for scalable computing, today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA intended to boost the performance and efficiency of large language model (LLM) development on Rayand theAnyscale Platformfor production AI. The companies [...]The post Anyscale Teams With NVIDIA on LLM Performance appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Newark, Calif. - September 18, 2023 - TYAN, a server platform design manufacturer and a subsidiary of MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation, announced availability of new single-socket server platforms supporting AMD EPYC 8004 Series processors. These platforms are built for cloud services and intelligent edge deployments while offering lower operating costs and delivering impressive energy efficiency. [...]The post TYAN Adopts New AMD EPYC 8004 Series Chips for Cloud and Edge Server Deployments appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

BILBAO, SPAIN - September 19, 2023 - Today, theLinux Foundationannounced the formation of theUnified Acceleration (UXL) Foundation, a cross-industry group focused on delivering an open standard accelerator programming model that simplifies development of performant, cross-platform applications. Hosted by the Linux Foundation's Joint Development Foundation (JDF), the Unified Acceleration Foundation brings together ecosystem participants to establish [...]The post Linux Foundation: Unified Acceleration Foundation Formed for Open Accelerated Compute and Cross-Platform Performance appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Sept. 18, 2023 - A $72.5 million investment from the U.S. National Science Foundation will drive the development of advanced materials needed to address major societal challenges. The Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program will fund 37 new four-year projects. DMREF 2023 award recipients: High-throughput screening of electrolytes for the next [...]The post NSF Invests $72.5M in New Materials Design appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Reno, NV - (September 19, 2023) - Sylabs, a provider of tools and services for performance-intensive container technology, today announced the release of SingularityCE 4.0, designed to be a bridge for traditional enterprise containers adhering to OCI-compliant standards to be used by Singularity, consolidating the container runtime for diverse use cases. The updated version also [...]The post Sylabs Announces SingularityCE 4.0 appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Astera Labs today said its Leo Memory Connectivity Platform is the industry's first Compute Express Link (CXL) memory controller that increases server memory bandwidth by 50 percent while decreasing latency by 25 percent when integrated with the forthcoming 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor.The post Astera Labs Says Its CXL Memory Controller Boosts Server Memory Bandwidth by 50% appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Specialty AI chip maker SambaNova Systems today announced the SN40L processor, which the company said will power SambaNova's full stack large language model (LLM) platform, the SambaNova Suite. Manufactured by TSMC, the SN40L can serve a 5 trillion parameter model, with 256k+ sequence length possible on a single system node, according to the company.The post SambaNova: New AI Chip Runs 5 Trillion Parameter Models appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

LAS VEGAS, September 18, 2023 - CIQannounced today atOracle CloudWorld that it has made a software stack for high-performance computation of shapes available onOracle Cloud Marketplace. This application package - a bundle of OpenRadioss and ParaView on Rocky Linux 9.1 - helps enterprises simulate and visualize complex, non-linear problems on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). CIQ [...]The post CIQ Bundles OpenRadioss and ParaView on Rocky Linux 9.1 for Computation of Shapes appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The award winners include a software suite that helps apply deep learning techniques to science and data challenges in cancer research; software that helps better understand the power, energy and performance of supercomputers; and a number format that permits fast, accurate data compression for modern supercomputer applications.The post Livermore Lab Researchers Win 3 R&D 100 Awards appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.