TSMC today said it will expand its investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. by an additional $100 billion. Building on the company’s ongoing $65 billion investment in its advanced chip fabs in Phoenix, TSMC’s total investment in the U.S. is expected to reach $165 billion.
HPC News Bytes 20250303: DOGE and Fears at U.S. Science Agencies, Cat Qubits for AWS Quantum, GPUs vs. ASICs for AI Compute
March 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
A happy start to March to you! We offer a quick (8:28) run through recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: DOGE-led government layoffs and funding disruptions at U.S. ….
Vultr Announces Availability of AMD MI325X GPUs in its Cloud Infrastructure
February 18, 2025 by
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.– Cloud infrastructure company Vultr today announced the deployment of the AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs in its Chicago data center region, making it the first cloud provider to offer this AI solution, according to the compay. This news comes on the heels of Vultr announcing its growth financing at a $3.5 billion valuation and the expansion of […]
HPE ‘Hunter’ Supercomputer Now in Operation at HLRS Powered by AMD APUs
January 16, 2025 by
On the heels of a Bloomberg report that HPE has won a $1 billion deal with Elon Musk’s X (Twitter) social network for AI-optimized servers, a major European supercomputing center announced today the start of operations of an HPE-Cray supercomputer powered by AMD processors …..
AMD’s Papermaster to Deliver ISC 2025 Opening Keynote
December 16, 2024 by
HAMBURG, Dec. 16, 2024 — The ISC 2025 conference announced that Mark Papermaster, CTO and EVP of AMD will present the opening keynote at the conference, Tuesday-Friday, June 10-13. Papermaster will discuss AMD’s vision for the convergence of high performance computing and artificial intelligence, along with insights on how energy efficiency can be enhanced through […]
Optical Interconnect: Ayar Labs Secures Investments from AMD, Intel Capital, NVIDIA in $155M Round
December 11, 2024 by
SAN JOSE – Dec. 11, 2024 – Ayar Labs, an optical interconnect company for large-scale AI workloads, today announced it has secured $155 million in financing led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $370 million and raises the company’s valuation to above $1 billion. The strength of the […]
AMD Releases ROCm Version 6.3
November 26, 2024 by
Nov. 26, 2024: AMD today announced the release of ROCm Version 6.3 open-source platform, introducing tools and optimizations for AI, ML and HPC workloads on AMD Instinct GPU accelerators. ROCm 6.3 is engineered for a range of organizations, from AI startups to HPC-driven industries, and is designed to enhance developer productivity Features of this release […]
MiTAC Computing Unveils AI/HPC Servers at SC24
November 20, 2024 by
Atlanta– SC24 – Nov 19, 2024 – MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation, a server platform design manufacturer and a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings (TSE:3706), has unveilws its new server lineup at SC24 (booth #2543). MiTAC Computing’s servers integrate the latest AMD EPYC 9005 Series CPUs, AMD Instinct MI325X GPU accelerators, Intel Xeon 6 processors, and professional […]
@HPCpodcast: An Analysis of the New TOP500 List of Top Supercomputers
November 18, 2024 by
SC24 here in Atlanta is off to a great start with more than 17,000 attendees (a 21 percent increase over 2023), 480 exhibitors from 29 countries and a new TOP500 list that features a new champion supercomputer!
TOP500 at SC24: El Cap on Top, U.S. Now Has 3 Exascale Supercomputers
November 18, 2024 by
Here in Atlanta at SC24, where an anticipated 16,000 attendees are expected to set a conference attendance record, the new TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers reports that El Capitan, the HPE-Cray/AMD supercomputer at Lawrence ….
