The new supercomputer will feature a fanless direct liquid cooling system architecture for efficiency, sustainability, and density. It is expected to reach a theoretical peak performance of 600 petaflops, more than half an exaflop.
HPC News Bytes 20250421: Chips and Geopolitical Chess, Intel and FPGAs, Cool Storage, 2nm CPUs in Taiwan and Arizona
April 21, 2025 by
Good April morning to you! It’s been an active week in the world of HPC-AI, here’s a quick (8:43) rundown of recent industry news: Nvidia, AMD and China export ….
AMD Announces ‘Venice,’ First HPC Chip on TSMC 2nm Process from Arizona Fab
April 15, 2025 by
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced its next-generation AMD EPYC processor, “Venice,” and said it is the first HPC product to be taped out and brought up on the TSMC 2nm (N2) process technology.
Report: TSMC to Operate Intel Fabs under Tentative Joint Venture
April 3, 2025 by
The online technology publication The Information reported today that Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have reached a tentative agreement to form a joint venture in which TSMC would operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities.
HPC News Bytes 033125: Oracle’s Big AMD GPU Buy, ASML in China, Quantum in the News, the Award Winning Hoefler
March 31, 2025 by
Happy April Fool’s Day Eve to you! Here’s a quick (8:42) review of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: AMD MI355X to debut with a 30,000-GPU Oracle cluster, in the face of U.S. trade policy, ASML to open repair hub in China, EuroHPC-JU’s ….
AI Factory: AMD in $4.9 Billion Acquisition of ZT Systems
March 31, 2025 by
On the heels of winning a 30,000 GPU cluster deal with Oracle, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced a move into the AI infrastructure arena, reflecting a trend toward integration — or verticalization — of chip makers and the AI factory, defined by at least one company (data center company Vertiv) the AI “unit of compute.” […]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute E6 Shapes with 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs
March 31, 2025 by
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 31, 2025 — Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors power the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute E6 Standard shapes. 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, CPUs for enterprise, AI and cloud1, enable OCI Compute E6 shapes to deliver up to a 2X increase in cost to performance, compared to […]
Report: Oracle to Deploy AI Cluster with 30,000 AMD MI355X Accelerators
March 27, 2025 by
Nvidia, hot off the festivities of its big GTC conference last week in San Jose, dominates the GPU market with a roughly 95 percent share. But the question remains whether and how other chip suppliers will make inroads into the GPU sector. The top potential inroad-making candidate is ….
@HPCpodcast: Dr. Ian Cutress on the State of Advanced Chips, the GPU Landscape and AI Compute, Global Chip Manufacturing and GTC Expectations
March 12, 2025 by
Just before GTC (and for the 100th episode of the @HPCpodcast, and this one sponsored by liquid cooling company CoolIT) ….
TSMC to Invest $100B in 3 New U.S. Fabs, Packaging, R&D
March 3, 2025 by
TSMC today said it will expand its investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. by an additional $100 billion. Building on the company’s ongoing $65 billion investment in its advanced chip fabs in Phoenix, TSMC’s total investment in the U.S. is expected to reach $165 billion.
