Intel calls it a Knight on “HPC chip of the future"
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It’s been a hard days knight

Chipzilla has withdrawn support for its Xeon Phi Knights Mill and Knights Landing accelerators from the LLVM/Clang 19 compiler as a sign that its MIC architecture is toast.

Chipzilla confirms Falcon Shore's AI processor needs 1500W
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Nvidia's only needs 1200W

Intel has let slip that its soon-to-drop Falcon Shores AI processor, a nifty hybrid chip that marries x86 and Xe GPU cores, is set to be a proper guzzler, chugging down a hefty 1500 watts (W) of juice -- a fair bit thirstier than Nvidia’s B200, which only sips up to 1200W. 

HPC will be virtualised
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Tuesday, 24 May 2022 11:55

HPC will be virtualised


VMware's Uday Kurkure says

High-performance computing will be virtualised according to VMware's Uday Kurkure.

TSMC sees sales increase
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Thursday, 14 April 2022 12:14

TSMC sees sales increase


37 per cent jump

TSMC is predicting a 37 per cent jump in current-quarter sales even if chip capacity remains tight this year.

Tsar Putin orders glorious Russian supercomputer
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Made with invincible and advanced Russian chips based on proven technology

Terrified that ordering invasions of other countries might prevent his country getting its paws on technology, Tsar Putin has ordered that a supercomputer be built around Russian-made Elbrus processors.

Xilinx announces Alveo U55C most powerful accelerator card
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HBM2 Purpose-built for HPC and big data

Xilinx has introduced the most powerful accelerator card ever purpose-built for HPC and big data workloads. It will launch with the Alveo U55C to target even bigger big data workloads from its predecessor. The new card uses new HBM2 memory, doubles the capacity, and uses a new form factor.

Raja Koduri shows off Xe HPC
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Monday, 01 February 2021 11:20

Raja Koduri shows off Xe HPC


Ready for power on 7nm, 10nm internal external

Raja Koduri of Intel has already talked a few times about the Xe HPC SoC codenamed Ponte Vecchio. Now Raja was happy to share that the Xe HPC is ready to power on.

South Korean boffins work on HPC chip
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Thursday, 26 November 2020 12:06

South Korean boffins work on HPC chip


Might cause some serious problems for the big names

South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Institute (ETRI) has teamed up with ARM to design a CPU that’s tailored for supercomputing.

Chenbro rolls out 1U dual-socket Xeon 4-bay HPC barebone server
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The Chenbro RB13804 1U rack

Chenbro, a Taiwanese company that has been a key player in the rackmount server market, has announced its new 1U dual-socket Xeon 4-bay HPC barebones server based on Intel's C624 platform.

Intel expects 7nm in 2021
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 12:29

Intel expects 7nm in 2021


7nm data center GPU confirmed

Intel has provided a financial analyst community update about its 10nm and, it even mentioned 7nm for 2021, touching beyond that. The first 7nm from Intel seems to be a 7nm general purpose GPU.