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The Influence of HPC-ers: Setting the Standard for What’s “Cool”
Jan. 16, 2025

A look back to supercomputing at the turn of the century

When I first attended the Supercomputing (SC) conferences back in the early 2000s as an IBMer working in High Performance Computing (HPC), it was obvious this conference was intended for serious computer science researchers and industries singularly focused on pushing the boundaries of computing. Linux was still in its infancy. I vividly remember having to re-compile kernels with newly released drivers every time there was a new server that came to market just so I could get the system to PXE boot over the network. But there was one …


The Evolution, Convergence and Cooling of AI & HPC Gear
Nov. 7, 2024

Years ago, when Artificial Intelligence (AI) began to emerge as a potential technology to be harnessed as a powerful tool to change the way the world works, organizations began to kick the AI tires by exploring it’s potential to enhance their research or business. However, to get started with AI, neural networks needed to be created, data sets trained, and microprocessors were needed that could perform matrix-multiplication calculations ideally suited to perform these computationally demanding tasks. Enter the accelerator.


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IonQ and KISTI Finalize Agreement to Deliver 100-Qubit Quantum System in South Korea

IonQ’s system to anchor the country’s largest quantum-classical compute platform in the nation COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 23, 2025 — IonQ today announced the continuation of its strategic partnership with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) and forthcoming delivery of a 100-qubit IonQ Tempo quantum system. The finalized agreement marks a key milestone […]

The post IonQ and KISTI Finalize Agreement to Deliver 100-Qubit Quantum System in South Korea appeared first on HPCwire.

Argonne Names 5 Distinguished Fellows for 2025

Argonne National Laboratory named five scientists as Argonne Distinguished Fellows in 2025. They are Seth B. Darling, Katrin Heitmann, Ken Kemner, Robert Ross and Temitope Taiwo.

The post Argonne Names 5 Distinguished Fellows for 2025 appeared first on Inside HPC & AI News | High-Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence.

ORNL and Partners Honored by HPCwire with Readers’ Choice Award at SC25

HPCwire honors ORNL and its partners for advancing open-source software and high-performance computing technologies that drive U.S. innovation Dec. 23, 2025 — Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been honored with a 2025 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Award for “Best HPC Collaboration (Academia/Government/Industry)”, recognizing the laboratory’s leadership and partnership in advancing […]

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Liquid Cooling Means More Performance And Less Heat For Supercomputing

If there was ever a demonstration of Jevons’ paradox, it’s the supercomputing sector.

Liquid Cooling Means More Performance And Less Heat For Supercomputing was written by David Gordon at The Next Platform.

HPC News Bytes 20251222: Sub-Nanosecond High Frequency Trading, Federated AI Learning at 3 National Labs, AI “Doomers” Speak Out

Happy Holiday weeks to you! For this, our penultimate weekly episode of the year, Shahin and Doug take a fast (8:55) run-through of recent developments in the world of HPC-AI, including: High-stakes high frequency trading measured in nanoseconds, AI federated learning at three US national labs, perspectives from "AI doomers."

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HBM Supply Curve Gets Steeper, But Still Can’t Meet Demand

A total addressable market is a forecast of what will be sold – more precisely, what can be manufactured and sold.

HBM Supply Curve Gets Steeper, But Still Can’t Meet Demand was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

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The Influence of HPC-ers: Setting the Standard for What’s “Cool”
Jan. 16, 2025

A look back to supercomputing at the turn of the century

When I first attended the Supercomputing (SC) conferences back in the early 2000s as an IBMer working in High Performance Computing (HPC), it was obvious this conference was intended for serious computer science researchers and industries singularly focused on pushing the boundaries of computing. Linux was still in its infancy. I vividly remember having to re-compile kernels with newly released drivers every time there was a new server that came to market just so I could get the system to PXE boot over the network. But there was one …


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11/2025 Highlights

On the 66th edition of the TOP500 El Capitan remains No. 1 and JUPITER Booster becomes the fourth Exascale system.

The JUPITER Booster system at the EuroHPC / Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany at No. 4 submitted a new measurement of 1.000 Exflop/s on the HPL benchmark. It is the fourth Exascale system on the TOP500 and the first one outside of the USA.

El Capitan, Frontier, and Aurora are still leading the TOP500. All three are installed at DOE laboratories in the USA.

The El Capitan system at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA remains the No. 1 system on the TOP500. The HPE Cray EX255a system was remeasured with 1.809 Exaflop/s on the HPL benchmark. LLNL also achieved 17.41 Petaflop/s on the HPCG benchmark which makes the system the No. 1 on this ranking as well.

El Capitan has 11,340,000 cores and is based on AMD 4th generation EPYC processors with 24 cores at 1.8 GHz and AMD Instinct MI300A accelerators. It uses the Cray Slingshot 11 network for data transfer and achieves an energy efficiency of 60.9 Gigaflops/watt.

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