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News tagged with high performance computing
Engineering
Research team accelerates multi-physics simulations with El Capitan predecessor systems
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have achieved a milestone in accelerating and adding features to complex multi-physics simulations run on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), a development that could ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Nanowire contacts push the boundaries for high-performance electronics
Space comes at a premium on electronic chips: Powerful electronics need more and more connections, crammed into smaller and smaller spaces. Established technologies are reaching the limits of what is physically possible. ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Automotive
New intelligent parking system could revolutionize parking in smart cities
As smart cities continue to grow, one of the most significant challenges faced by drivers is finding parking space. With the number of vehicles increasing every day, the lack of parking spots is becoming a significant issue. ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Big data's hidden cost: The carbon footprint of computational science
As the climate emergency and cost-of-living crisis focus our minds on how to reduce energy, a group of scientists have highlighted the hidden environmental cost behind some of our major breakthroughs.
Jan 20, 2023
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Business
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit up 78%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 78% over a year earlier but forecast weak demand this ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $8.8 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday that its quarterly profit rose 79.7% over a year earlier to a record $8.8 billion ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Business
Taiwan's TSMC second-quarter revenue rise 44 percent
Taiwanese tech giant TSMC said Thursday its second quarter revenue rose more than 40 percent on continued strong demand for high-performance computing and auto chips.
Jul 14, 2022
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Hardware
Supercomputer debuts as world's fastest, breaking exascale barrier
The Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory earned the top ranking today as the world's fastest on the 59th TOP500 list, with 1.1 exaflops of performance. The system is the first ...
May 30, 2022
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Business
Samsung reports robust profit based on chip strength
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its operating profit for the last quarter rose by more than 53% from the same period last year as it continued to thrive during the pandemic while relying on its dual strength in parts ...
Jan 27, 2022
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