NEW YORK – July 16, 2024 – Today, at its Nasdaq MarketSite Analyst Day event, SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (“SGH”) (NASDAQ: SGH) announced its intention to become Penguin Solutions, Inc. This rebranding is a continuation of the company’s transformation over the past several years and reflects its focus on delivering leading-edge solutions that solve the complexity of AI. […]
HPE-Nvidia 6 AI Exaflops Supercomputer to Be Installed at AIST Research Organization in Japan
July 11, 2024 by
Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) research organization will integrate thousands of Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPUs into its HPE-Cray ….
AMD in $665M Acquisition of Silo AI
July 10, 2024 by
AMD announced it will acquire Helsinki-based Silo AI, which AMD said is the largest private AI lab in Europe, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $665 million. AMD said the acquisition is part of its efforts to deliver end-to-end AI solutions based on open ….
Altair to Acquire EDA Company Metrics Design Automation
July 1, 2024 by
TROY, Mich., July 1, 2024 – Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced it has agred to acquire the outstanding capital stock of Metrics Design Automation Inc. (Metrics), a Canadian company with a simulation as a service (SaaS) business model for semiconductor electronic functional simulation and design verification. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions. The Metrics […]
HPE’s $14B Acquisition of Juniper Networks under Review by UK Competition Authority
June 19, 2024 by
HPE’s planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, announced in January, has run into a potential snag: the UK government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the deal ….
Report: TSMC’s ASML Chip Machines Can Be Remotely Shut Down if China Invades Taiwan
May 24, 2024 by
An invasion of Taiwan by China is unthinkable in multiple ways: it could lead to a regional war between China, U.S. allies in southeastern Asia and possibly the U.S. itself. It would be tragic for the people of Taiwan. It would be ….
Pasqal Signs Quantum Computing Agreement with Aramco
May 20, 2024 by
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2024 – Energy and chemicals company Aramco has signed an agreement with neutral atom quantum computing company Pasqal to install what the companies said is the first quantum computer in Saudi Arabia. Pasqal will install, maintain and operate a 200-qubit quantum computer, which is scheduled for deployment in the second […]
HPC News Bytes 20240520: Expanding Exascale Club; Nvidia ‘Paints It Green’ at ISC; Specialty AI Chip News; Student Cluster Competition
May 20, 2024 by
A happy May morning to you! In the aftermath of ISC 2024 in Hamburg, we offer this quick (6:21) run-through of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including ….
CGG Changes Name to Viridien
May 17, 2024 by
Paris – May 16, 2024: At its annual general meeting on May 15, 2024, shareholders approved the resolution to change CGG’s corporate name to Viridien. The new ticker symbol for Viridien shares listed on Euronext Paris will be “VIRI”, effective May 21. Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO, Viridien, said: “Our new name, Viridien, connects our company’s history to […]
Synopsys to Acquire Ansys
January 16, 2024 by
SUNNYVALE, CA and PITTSBURGH, PA, January 16, 2024 – Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) and Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Synopsys will acquire Ansys. Under the terms of the agreement, Ansys shareholders will receive $197.00 in cash and 0.3450 shares of Synopsys common stock for each Ansys share, representing an enterprise […]
