Lenovo today announced AI-centric infrastructure systems in collaboration with AMD, including the ThinkSystem SR685a V3 8GPU server (pictured here), designed for demanding AI workloads, including genAI and large language models. The server, powered by 4th Generation AMD EPYC Genoa ….
DOD to Leverage Intel Foundry’s Advanced Process Technology
April 22, 2024 by
DOD has awarded Phase Three of its Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes – Commercial program to Intel Foundry. This means RAMP-C customers can manufacture prototypes on Intel 18A, the company’s most advanced process technology. Although Intel and DOD did not disclose the dollar….
Former Intel Executive Thomas Lantzsch Joins Canatu Board
April 16, 2024 by
VANTAA, FINLAND, April 16, 2024 — Canatu, a developer of carbon nanotubes (Canatu CNTs) and manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor and automotive industries, today announced the appointment of former Intel executive Thomas Lantzsch to Canatu’s Board of Directors. He has more than 40 years of experience as an executive business leader across Fortune 500 companies […]
HPC News Bytes 20240415: Intel Gaudi 3, Meta’s MTIA Chip, Easing GPU Shortages, AI Category Theory, China’s Growth Strategy
April 15, 2024 by
Happy Tax Day to you! Here’s a quck (6:23) romp through recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: Intel’s Gaudi 3 GPU and Xeon-6 CPU, Meta’s new accelerator chip, GPU shortage easing….
HPC News Bytes 20240401: A $100B AI Data Center, Eviden Says It’s Healthy, Alibaba’s RISC-V Chip, New Optical Interconnect Group, Nvidia Fights CUDA Translation
April 1, 2024 by
Happy April Fool’s Day! It was as always an interesting week in the world of HPC-AI, this edition of HPC News Bytes includes commentary on: Microsoft and….
HPC News Bytes 20240325: Final GTC Thoughts, Intel and CHIPS Act Largesse, Ultra Ethernet Consortium Expands, Samsung’s GPU/HBM Chip
March 25, 2024 by
A happy end-of-March morning to you! Here’s a rapid (5:57) run-though of the latest news in HPC-AI, including: final reflections on Nvidia GTC 2024, Intel to receive $8.5 billion via US CHIPS Act, the expanding Ultra Ethernet Consortium, Samsung’s upcoming GPU/HBM blend.
HPC News Bytes 20240304: GPU Scarcity, Global Fab Capacity Boost, AI Hurdles and Singapore’s AI Training Strategy (Including Mid-Careerists)
March 4, 2024 by
A good March morning to you! Forthwith is a fast (5:51) run-though of recent HPC-AI news, including: The GPU shortage; HPE, Dell financial results, GPU allocations, new Intel fabs….
AI Robotics Startup Attracting $675M from Nvidia, OpenAI, Microsoft, Bezos
March 1, 2024 by
Start up robotics company Figure, founded in 2022 and based in Sunnyvale, CA, is in the process of attracting $675 million in venture funding from the likes of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, OpenAI and Nvidia, along with a slew….
Dawn Rising: UK’s Top AI Supercomputer Begins Operations at Univ. of Cambridge
February 26, 2024 by
The UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer, an Intel-Dell system called Dawn (Phase 1, pictured here), is up and running at a University of Cambridge data center. The system is powered by more than 1,000 Intel Data Center GPU Max Series chips and more….
Charles Wuischpard Names Nvidia VP North America Latin America Sales
February 23, 2024 by
HPC industry veteran Charles Wuischpard, formerly of Intel and silicon photonics startup Ayar Labs, announced recently on his LinkedIn page that he has joined Nvidia as vice president of North America Latin America (NALA) sales. In December, Wuischpard ended his tenure as Ayar Lab’s CEO, a position he held starting in 2018. Previously, at Intel […]
