Portuguese Gov : Ordered Supercomputer from Fujitsu: Minho Advanced Computing Center
-Used for Euro HPC and medical care-
Fujitsu:
We received an order from the Portuguese government for a 10-petaflops supercomputer system.
Portuguese Government:
Part of an initiative that brings world-class research capabilities to academia / industry researchers.
EuroHPC consortium and
The Portuguese Government Science and Technology Organization
Jointly contributed funds and placed an order.
Operation is scheduled to begin in early 2022.
Minho Advanced Computing Center:
It will be installed at the “Minho Advanced Computing Center” in the country in the future.
Medical and bioengineering,
Weather forecast,
Climate change,
Discovery of new materials and new drugs,
Support advanced scientific research in the public and industrial world.
We will also contribute to the utilization of AI (artificial intelligence) and big data.
ZDNet Japan
https://japan.zdnet.com/article/35166690/
Fujitsu Selected to Deliver New 10 Petaflop Supercomputer for World-Class Research Capabilities in Portugal :
News facts:
New supercomputer at Minho Advanced Computing Centre, Portugal, will support advanced scientific research and creation of collaborative links with key technology partners
Part of the EU’s European High-Performance Computing initiative to create world-class HPC capabilities across Europe by extending petascale supercomputing across the continent
Fujitsu supplying FUJITSU supercomputer PRIMEHPC FX700 with Fujitsu A64FX processor. The technology is used in supercomputer Fugaku, which was jointly developed by RIKEN and FUJITSU, and recently retained No. 1 position in the TOP500 list of fastest supercomputers Fujitsu
In a contract valued at €20 million, Fujitsu will supply MACC
with its FUJITSU Supercomputer PRIMEHPC FX700, which incorporates the new Arm-based Fujitsu A64FX processor.
This processor is powering vital areas of new research and is the core technology used in supercomputer Fugaku4 which was jointly developed by Japan’s leading research institute RIKEN and Fujitsu.
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