A happy Thanksgiving week to you Americans and a happy last week of November to the rest of the world. Here’s a rapid (6:43) run-through of recent news and trends from the world of HPC-AI, including: SC24 in Atlanta ….
HPC News Bytes 20241125: SC24 Hit Show in Atlanta, Hyperion’s Booming Market Update, Report: TSMC Tech in Huawei AI Chips
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HPC News Bytes 20241118: On the Scene at SC24, TSMC and the CHIPS Act, Cerebras at Sandia
November 18, 2024 by
Good morning to you from SC24 in Atlanta. Here’s a quick (5:33) run-through of recent developments in the world of HPC-AI, including: The SC24 conference starts today; TSMC, the CHIPS Act and semiconductor demand; Sandia National Labs teams with Cerebras.
Flex Acquires Liquid Cooling Company JetCool
November 14, 2024 by
Austin, Texas, November 14, 2024 – Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) announced today it has acquired JetCool Technologies, a liquid cooling company for data centers. The acquisition is intended to bolster Flex’s data center and power portfolio to help hyperscale and enterprise customers solve growing power, heat, and scale challenges in the era of AI. Building on […]
NEC Wins HPC Order from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology and National Institute for Fusion Science
November 12, 2024 by
Tokyo, November 13, 2024 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has received an order for a next-generation supercomputer system from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), under the National Research and Development Agency, and the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), part of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences under the Inter-University Research Institute […]
TSMC Reports October Monthly Revenue Jump of 29.2% YoY
November 10, 2024 by
HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Nov. 8, 2024 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenue for October 2024: On a consolidated basis, revenue for October 2024 was approximately NT$314.24 billion, an increase of 24.8 percent from September 2024 and an increase of 29.2 percent from October 2023. Revenue for January through October […]
Optical I/O: Celestial AI Acquires Rockley Photonics Portfolio
October 22, 2024 by
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 23, 2024 – Photonic fabric company Celestial AI today announced the acquisition of silicon photonics intellectual property from Rockley Photonics (Rockley), including worldwide issued and pending patents. Celestial said the combination results in one of the strongest IP portfolios in the field of silicon photonics for optical compute interconnect, bringing their […]
Altair Announces Aerospace Collaboration with Motivo
October 15, 2024 by
TROY, Mich., October 15, 2024 – Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced a collaboration with Motivo, a product engineering firm focused on translating forward-thinking visions into best-in-class products for clients in the mobility, energy, agriculture technology and aerospace sectors. Motivo utilizes Altair’s combination of engineering consulting and software to drive innovation for organizations in the aerospace industry. “We are […]
Aramco and Cerebras Sign AI MoU
September 11, 2024 by
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Cerebras Systems today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Aramco under which they aim to bring high performance AI inference to industries, universities, and enterprises in Saudi Arabia. Aramco plans to build, train and deploy large language models using Cerebras’ CS-3 systems. Aramco’s new high-performance […]
TSMC Reports Second Quarter YoY Revenue Jump of 40%, Income up 36%
July 18, 2024 by
HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Jul. 18, 2024 — TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced consolidated revenue of NT$673.51 billion, net income of NT$247.85 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$9.56 (US$1.48 per ADR unit) for the second quarter ended June 30. Year-over-year, second quarter revenue increased 40.1 percent while net income and diluted EPS […]
U.S. in Preliminary $400M Deal with GlobalWafers to Build 300mm Silicon Wafer Fabs
July 18, 2024 by
The U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday announced a proposed $400 million CHIPS + Science Act investment to build what the agency said would be the first domestic fab for 300mm silicon wafers and expand ….
