We delve into current market sizing for HPC-AI (the conjoining of the two being a relatively new focus), a look ahead at the rest of the year and the decade, the impact of hyperscalers on AI, the future of leadership computing (exascale.next), AI nationalism, the DeepSeek explosion, Nvidia’s AI chips leadership and challenges ….
@HPCpodcast: Addison Snell on the Present and Future of HPC-AI, Quantum, DeepSeek, Interconnects, Leadership Supercomputing
Emerald Invests in NLM Photonics Data Center Efficiency
SEATTLE, January 29, 2025 – Emerald, a venture capital company, has invested in NLM Photonics to help bring energy-efficient, high performance electro-optic modulation technology to AI, data centers, quantum computing, and more. Other investors include Oregon Venture Fund, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Pack Ventures, StoryHouse Ventures, and other existing NLM investors to support NLM’s […]
HPE ‘Hunter’ Supercomputer Now in Operation at HLRS Powered by AMD APUs
On the heels of a Bloomberg report that HPE has won a $1 billion deal with Elon Musk’s X (Twitter) social network for AI-optimized servers, a major European supercomputing center announced today the start of operations of an HPE-Cray supercomputer powered by AMD processors …..
HPC News Bytes: The Next New Big Thing in AI?, UALink and Optical I/O, Arm vs. Qualcomm
A happy holiday season to you! As we enter Christmas week, here’s a quick (6:14) run-through of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: long thinking AI – the next new big thing?, UALink and optical I/O – a possible next new big thing in interconnects, Arm vs. Qualcomm ….
Photonic Interconnect: Lightmatter Joins UALink Consortium
Dec. 18, 2024, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. –Photonic interconnect company Lightmatter has joined the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium (UALink), an industry initiative focused on creating high-speed, low-latency open interconnect standards for scale-up AI systems. As a Contributor member, Lightmatter will apply its Passage technology—a 3D-stacked photonic engine—for accelerator-to-accelerator communication, enabling unprecedented performance in AI clusters. The UALink […]
Optical Interconnect: Ayar Labs Secures Investments from AMD, Intel Capital, NVIDIA in $155M Round
SAN JOSE – Dec. 11, 2024 – Ayar Labs, an optical interconnect company for large-scale AI workloads, today announced it has secured $155 million in financing led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $370 million and raises the company’s valuation to above $1 billion. The strength of the […]
Lenovo @ SC24: Smarter Creates Cooler HPC
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] SC24, the industry’s leading HPC technical conference, is taking place next month, and Lenovo will be there. HPC enthusiasts, influencers, and experts will gather in Atlanta, Georgia from November 17 – 22nd at the Georgia World Congress Center. This year, Lenovo’s theme is Smarter ….
Lenovo Launches ‘100%’ Liquid Cooled Platforms with Nvidia for GenAI
Lenovo called the 6th generation ThinkSystem N1380 Neptune a “vertical liquid cooling breakthrough” that supports accelerated computing while reducing power consumption by up to 40 percent… Lenovo, of course, has long been active in liquid cooling ….
CoolIT Systems’ Liquid Cooling to Support Nvidia Blackwell
Calgary, AB, October 15, 2024 – CoolIT Systems (CoolIT), a maker of liquid-cooling technology for AI and high-performance computing, today announced it will support the NVIDIA Blackwell AI platform ramp with the recent introduction of a new line of liquid-cooling products and the expansion of its manufacturing capacity. Following years of technical collaboration and recently […]
HPE Announces Fanless Direct Liquid Cooling Systems Architecture
HOUSTON – Oct. 10, 2024 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced what the company said is the industry’s first 100 percent fanless direct liquid cooling systems architecture, designed to enhance the energy and cost efficiency of large-scale AI deployments. HPE introduced the innovation at its AI Day, held for members of the financial […]