{"id":13262,"date":"2014-11-14T21:48:23","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=13262"},"modified":"2014-11-14T21:48:23","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:48:23","slug":"amd-awarded-32-million-for-extreme-scale-high-performance-computing-research-focused-on-hsa-apus-and-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/13262-amd-awarded-32-million-for-extreme-scale-high-performance-computing-research-focused-on-hsa-apus-and-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Awarded $32 Million for \u2018Extreme Scale\u2019 High-Performance Computing Research Focused on <span class=\"caps\">HSA<\/span>, APUs and Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to Expand Rese\u00adarch on Exas\u00adca\u00adle Com\u00adpu\u00adters for the Depart\u00adment of Energy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">SUNNYVALE<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">CA<\/span> \u2014 (Mar\u00adket\u00adwired) \u2014 11\/14\/14 \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.marketwire.com\/?release=1159048&amp;id=4981933&amp;type=1&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.amd.com%2f\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"caps\">NYSE<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that for the third straight year it was award\u00aded rese\u00adarch grants for deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of cri\u00adti\u00adcal tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies nee\u00added for extre\u00adme-sca\u00adle com\u00adpu\u00adting in con\u00adjunc\u00adtion with pro\u00adjects asso\u00adcia\u00adted with the <a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.marketwire.com\/?release=1159048&amp;id=4981936&amp;type=1&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.energy.gov%2f\" rel=\"nofollow\">U.S. Depart\u00adment of Ener\u00adgy (<span class=\"caps\">DOE<\/span>)<\/a> Extre\u00adme-Sca\u00adle Com\u00adpu\u00adting Rese\u00adarch and Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment Pro\u00adgram, known as \u201cFast\u00adFor\u00adward 2.\u201d The two <span class=\"caps\">DOE<\/span> awards, tota\u00adling more than $32 mil\u00adli\u00adon, will fund rese\u00adarch focu\u00adsed on exas\u00adca\u00adle appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adted Pro\u00adces\u00adsing Units (APUs) based on the open-stan\u00addard <a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.marketwire.com\/?release=1159048&amp;id=4981939&amp;type=1&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.hsafoundation.com%2f\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous Sys\u00adtem Archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre (<span class=\"caps\">HSA<\/span>)<\/a>, as well as future memo\u00adry sys\u00adtems to power a gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of exas\u00adca\u00adle super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters capa\u00adble of deli\u00adve\u00adring 30\u201360 times more per\u00adfor\u00admance than today\u2019s fas\u00adtest supercomputers.<\/p>\n<p>Fast\u00adFor\u00adward 2 is a joint\u00adly-fun\u00added col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon bet\u00adween <span class=\"caps\">DOE<\/span> Office of Sci\u00adence and the Natio\u00adnal Nuclear Secu\u00adri\u00adty Admi\u00adnis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon (<span class=\"caps\">NNSA<\/span>) focu\u00adsed on initia\u00adting part\u00adner\u00adships with mul\u00adti\u00adple com\u00adpa\u00adnies to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the rese\u00adarch and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of cri\u00adti\u00adcal tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies nee\u00added to enable exas\u00adca\u00adle com\u00adpu\u00adting. Spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly, the Fast\u00adFor\u00adward 2 rese\u00adarch grants award\u00aded to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> are&nbsp;for:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Node Archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will con\u00adduct rese\u00adarch for an inte\u00adgra\u00adted exas\u00adca\u00adle node archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre based on its HSA-enab\u00adled APUs. Par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar are\u00adas of rese\u00adarch include power effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy, relia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, pro\u00adgramma\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, com\u00adpo\u00adnent and net\u00adwork inter\u00adface inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon, <span class=\"caps\">APU<\/span> micro\u00adar\u00adchi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre, advan\u00adced memo\u00adry archi\u00adtec\u00adtures and effi\u00adci\u00adent data movement.<\/li>\n<li>Memo\u00adry Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adte with the <span class=\"caps\">DOE<\/span> and others to help defi\u00adne a new stan\u00addard for memo\u00adry inter\u00adfaces that meets the needs of future-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon memo\u00adry devices, inclu\u00adding non-vola\u00adti\u00adle memo\u00adry and pro\u00adces\u00adsing-in-memo\u00adry (<span class=\"caps\">PIM<\/span>) architectures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>We\u2019\u00adre hono\u00adred to be sel\u00adec\u00adted once again by <span class=\"caps\">DOE<\/span> to aid rese\u00adarch efforts for exas\u00adca\u00adle-com\u00adpu\u00adting,\u201d said Alan Lee, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent for Rese\u00adarch and Advan\u00adced Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment. \u201cOur cus\u00adto\u00admers have long loo\u00adked to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to deve\u00adlop inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve com\u00adpu\u00adte, gra\u00adphics, and memo\u00adry tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and pro\u00adducts that sol\u00adve real-world pro\u00adblems. This rese\u00adarch is focu\u00adsed on ener\u00adgy-effi\u00adci\u00adent node archi\u00adtec\u00adtures and memo\u00adry sys\u00adtems to impro\u00adve the capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of the world\u2019s fas\u00adtest supercomputers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"caps\">DOE<\/span> stra\u00adte\u00adgic plan seeks to address the nation\u2019s most pres\u00adsing sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic chal\u00adlenges by advan\u00adcing simu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon-based sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic dis\u00adco\u00advery made pos\u00adsi\u00adble by the world\u2019s hig\u00adhest per\u00adforming exas\u00adca\u00adle super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters. The tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies deve\u00adlo\u00adped as part of this initia\u00adti\u00adve could posi\u00adtively impact low-power embedded, cloud\/datacenter and mid-ran\u00adge high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons for diver\u00adse fields ran\u00adging from medi\u00adcal sci\u00adence to astro\u00adphy\u00adsics and cli\u00adma\u00adte mode\u00adling. Fast\u00adFor\u00adward 2 invest\u00adments will result in an increase in <span class=\"caps\">DOE<\/span>\u2019s abili\u00adty to levera\u00adge com\u00admer\u00adcial deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adments for future systems.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Opte\u00adron\u2122 com\u00adpu\u00adte pro\u00adces\u00adsors and <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro\u2122 gra\u00adphics pro\u00adces\u00adsors are used today in many of the world\u2019s lea\u00adding <a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.marketwire.com\/?release=1159048&amp;id=4981942&amp;type=1&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.amd.com%2fen-us%2fsolutions%2fservers%2fhpc\" rel=\"nofollow\">super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">About <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><br>\n<\/em><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">NYSE<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) designs and inte\u00adgra\u00adtes tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy that powers mil\u00adli\u00adons of intel\u00adli\u00adgent devices, inclu\u00adding per\u00adso\u00adnal com\u00adpu\u00adters, tablets, game con\u00adso\u00adles and cloud ser\u00advers that defi\u00adne the new era of sur\u00adround com\u00adpu\u00adting. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> solu\u00adti\u00adons enable peo\u00adp\u00adle ever\u00ady\u00adwhe\u00adre to rea\u00adli\u00adze the full poten\u00adti\u00adal of their favo\u00adri\u00adte devices and appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons to push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.marketwire.com\/?release=1159048&amp;id=4981945&amp;type=1&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.amd.com%2f\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.amd.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Arrow logo, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Opte\u00adron, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro and com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons the\u00adreof, are trade\u00admarks of Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for infor\u00adma\u00adtio\u00adnal pur\u00adpo\u00adses only and may be trade\u00admarks of their respec\u00adti\u00adve owners.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to Expand Rese\u00adarch on Exas\u00adca\u00adle Com\u00adpu\u00adters for the Depart\u00adment of Ener\u00adgy (\u2026) <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/13262-amd-awarded-32-million-for-extreme-scale-high-performance-computing-research-focused-on-hsa-apus-and-memory\/\">Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13263,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13262\/revisions\/13263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}