China launches exascale supercomputer prototype

[TaiShang]

China launches exascale supercomputer prototype

Xinhua Published: 2018-08-06 08:54:40

China on Sunday put into operation a prototype exascale computing machine, the next-generation supercomputer, according to the developers.

The Sunway exascale computer prototype was developed by the National Research Center of Parallel Computer Engineering and Technology (NRCPC), the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, and the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao).

A developer checks the running of the Sunway exascale computer prototype at the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, on August 5th, 2018. [Photo: Xinhua/Guo Xulei]

The NRCPC led the team that developed Sunway TaihuLight, crowned the world's fastest computer two years in a row at both the 2016 and 2017 International Supercomputing Conferences held in Frankfurt, Germany.

"The Sunway exascale computer prototype is very much like a concept car that can run on road," said Yang Meihong, director of the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan.

"We expect to build the exascale computer in the second half of 2020 or the first half of 2021," said Yang.

A developer checks the running of the Sunway exascale computer prototype at the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, on August 5th, 2018. [Photo: Xinhua/Guo Xulei]

Another prototype exascale supercomputer Tianhe-3 passed the acceptance tests on July 22. Its final version is expected to come out in 2020.

The two prototypes marked a further step towards China's successful development of the next-generation supercomputer.

A developer checks the running of the Sunway exascale computer prototype at the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, on August 5th, 2018. [Photo: Xinhua/Guo Xulei]

Supercomputers are changing people's life in fields such as weather forecast, calculation of ocean currents, financial data analysis, high-end equipment manufacturing, and car collision simulation, said Pan Jingshan, deputy director of the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan.

Pan said the new-generation supercomputers will provide strong support to scientific research in more fields.

Pan Jingshan, deputy director of the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, reveals details about the Sunway exascale computer prototype on August 5th, 2018. [Photo: Xinhua/Guo Xulei]

An exascale computer is able to execute a quintillion calculations per second. In China, prototypes are being developed by three teams led by the NRCPC, Dawning Information Industry C. (Sogon), and National University of Defense Technology (NUDT).

The United States and Japan are also speeding up the development of the exascale supercomputer, expecting to unveil it in as early as 2021.

http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/china/9/20180806/166624.html

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Made in China 2025 pays off.

 

[Place Of Space]

good news

 

[cirr]

This system has been designed in such a way that it is easily expandable from 1E to 10E.

Two done, one to go.

Now get a move on, Sugon.

Four supercomputing centres in Tianjin, Jinan, Shanghai and Shenzhen have plans in place to host E-machine between 2020-2022.

 

[khansaheeb]

Interesting, only God knows where science is taking us.

 

[atan651]

Wow, I hope we will see some numbers from these prototypes soon!

 

[sweetgrape]

So, the chip embargo don't stop our development, hope USA don't lift the embargo. How many jobs do the embargo creat for USA?

 

[TaiShang]

Interesting, only God knows where science is taking us.

I think only science knows

So, the chip embargo don't stop our development, hope USA don't lift the embargo. How many jobs do the embargo creat for USA?

US should definitely continue the embargo. Otherwise, some stupid politicians will think the US can be reliable partner and let's buy from them instead of doing it ourselves the hard way.

Of course, joking a little.

No stupid government can come up with a plan called Made in China 2025.

US economic warfare only speeds up what is unavoidable.

 

[khansaheeb]

I think only science knows



US should definitely continue the embargo. Otherwise, some stupid politicians will think the US can be reliable partner and let's buy from them instead of doing it ourselves the hard way.

Of course, joking a little.

No stupid government can come up with a plan called Made in China 2025.

US economic warfare only speeds up what is unavoidable.

Science is unknowing my friend and is only a tool for the knowing to see beyond what has already been written.

I have had the privilege of working with top International researchers and the common theme was they know so little and and are only discovering God's creations and rules. The more they find and learn the more doors open to vast and complex problems and unknowns.

 

[sweetgrape]

US should definitely continue the embargo. Otherwise, some stupid politicians will think the US can be reliable partner and let's buy from them instead of doing it ourselves the hard way.

Of course, joking a little.

No stupid government can come up with a plan called Made in China 2025.

US economic warfare only speeds up what is unavoidable.

Before trade war and ZTE government don't believe USA, now CCP of course don't, the change is after trade war, normal Chinese and Chinese Companies join the Distrust-to-USA, the side effect is chronic.

Of course, not only Chinese should avoid to use USA products, especially their Net service and core equipment, other countries should do, today they can start the trade war with China and embargo on China, one day, they will do that on you. You can not trust Chinese, but also don't trust American.

 

[qwerrty]

Before trade war and ZTE government don't believe USA, now CCP of course don't, the change is after trade war, normal Chinese and Chinese Companies join the Distrust-to-USA, the side effect is chronic.

gonna be very hard. china is very corrupt. just look at how facebook got approved to start their brininess in china without permission from the higher up. it didn't last long, but you can smell a lot of a$$kissing & bribing going on with local officials. i can smell similar thing going on with google in china..

 

[sweetgrape]

gonna be very hard. china is very corrupt. just look at how facebook got approved to start their brininess in china without permission from the higher up. it didn't last long, but you can smell a lot of a$$kissing & bribing going on with local officials. i can smell similar thing going on with google in china..

Corruption is everywhere, and whether facebook or Google enter in China market, it is not problem, obey the rule, Government didn't say they can't enter in China market if they obey the rule and laws.

 

[TaiShang]

gonna be very hard. china is very corrupt. just look at how facebook got approved to start their brininess in china without permission from the higher up. it didn't last long, but you can smell a lot of a$$kissing & bribing going on with local officials. i can smell similar thing going on with google in china..

I guess the government just teasing them. Just as with the decades-old credit card issuing game played with Visa and Master Card.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

This system has been designed in such a way that it is easily expandable from 1E to 10E.

Two done, one to go.

Now get a move on, Sugon.

Four supercomputing centres in Tianjin, Jinan, Shanghai and Shenzhen have plans in place to host E-machine between 2020-2022.

Umm.... No.

Firstly, it is ludicrous to talk about 10E, when Chinese machines have barely touched 0.1E right now, and these ones are few Petaflops.

Second, three "prototypes" have been built. How many will be approved forwards hasn't yet been decided.

Finally, these four centers are all lobbying for machines. Their plans are all lobbying activity. And understandably so. This doesn't mean that everyone will win in their effort to get a machine.

So, the chip embargo don't stop our development, hope USA don't lift the embargo. How many jobs do the embargo creat for USA?

I think only science knows



US should definitely continue the embargo. Otherwise, some stupid politicians will think the US can be reliable partner and let's buy from them instead of doing it ourselves the hard way.

Of course, joking a little.

No stupid government can come up with a plan called Made in China 2025.

US economic warfare only speeds up what is unavoidable.

Of the top 500 Super computers in the Top 500 list, 476 are based on Intel chips alone, with the second being IBM with 14.

Chinese chips are not commercial, they don't have an established eco system. They also lag in software development.

These are all hard facts, that you need to face, instead of just drumming unnecessarily about premature victory.

 

[sweetgrape]

Of the top 500 Super computers in the Top 500 list, 476 are based on Intel chips alone, with the second being IBM with 14.

Chinese chips are not commercial, they don't have an established eco system. They also lag in software development.

These are all hard facts, that you need to face, instead of just drumming unnecessarily about premature victory.

Once, there were nowhere for Chinese chips, now there are, not good start? of course, we should thank embargo from USA, isn't it?

Market decide anything, if USA "abandon" China chip market, you think the huge market can't foster another "intel"? Chinese is not low IQ.

 

[cirr]

China to establish national commission for quantum computing standards

2018-08-07 11:01:19 Xinhua Editor : Gu Liping

A Chinese national technological commission for quantum computing and measurement is under construction to promote industrialization of quantum technology.

The commission will be built by Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, and Shandong Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision. Preparation for the commission is estimated to take six months.

Quantum computing, measurement, and telecommunication have developed fast in recent years. Despite this, the quantum industries still lack official standards.

Quantum communication uses quantum entanglement of photons to make sure nobody taps into the line, which can corrupt the signal and potentially allow sensitive information to be leaked.

Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, has established a quantum telecom network, providing a secure connection for communication between the Communist Party and government bodies.

The city unveiled a plan to build a quantum valley in May this year. By 2025, it aims to have an industry cluster worth over tens of billions of dollars.

A 2,000 km quantum communication line in China known as the Jing-Hu (Beijing-Shanghai) Trunk Line, connects Beijing, Jinan, Hefei, and Shanghai. The line is the world's first trunk line for secure quantum telecommunications.

It is connected to the world's first quantum satellite, which was launched by China in August 2016. The satellite is nicknamed "Micius," after a fifth century B.C. Chinese philosopher and scientist who has been credited as the first person to conduct optical experiments.

http://www.ecns.cn/news/sci-tech/2018-08-07/detail-ifywsspt3619776.shtml

Umm.... No.

Firstly, it is ludicrous to talk about 10E, when Chinese machines have barely touched 0.1E right now, and these ones are few Petaflops.

Second, three "prototypes" have been built. How many will be approved forwards hasn't yet been decided.

Finally, these four centers are all lobbying for machines. Their plans are all lobbying activity. And understandably so. This doesn't mean that everyone will win in their effort to get a machine.





Of the top 500 Super computers in the Top 500 list, 476 are based on Intel chips alone, with the second being IBM with 14.

Chinese chips are not commercial, they don't have an established eco system. They also lag in software development.

These are all hard facts, that you need to face, instead of just drumming unnecessarily about premature victory.

Time to learn Chinese, kid.

神威E级原型机正式启用：从芯片到系统实现全国产

2018-08-06 09:37:56　来源: 科技日报社-中国科技网 (北京)

8月5日，在国家超级计算济南中心，工作人员在查看神威E级原型系统运转情况。

当日，神威E级超算原型机在国家超级计算济南中心完成部署，并正式启用。

新华社记者 郭绪雷摄

科技日报济南8月5日电 （记者王延斌 通讯员李丽君）处理器、网络芯片组等核心器件全部实现国产；运算系统采用自主申威26010+众核处理器构建；高速互连网络系统自主申威网络交换芯片、申威消息处理芯片构建；存储和管理系统采用自主申威多核处理器构建……8月5日，以“完全自主可控”为标签的神威E级原型机在国家超算济南中心正式启用。科技日报记者了解到，除了上述“完全自主”的看点，神威E级原型计算机首次在国产超级计算机上构建了人工智能软件生态链，基于神威深度学习库和框架，开展了对弈系统、医疗影像识别、机器翻译多个大规模人工智能应用，其中机器翻译应用的数据规模、并行规模和训练速度世界领先。

E级计算机被公认为“超级计算机界的下一顶皇冠”，美国、日本、欧盟、俄罗斯等均提出研制百亿亿次计算机计划，加强高性能计算研发布局和应用拓展。在国家重点研发计划支持下，国家并行计算机工程技术研究中心联合国家超级计算济南中心等团队经过两年多的关键技术攻关和突破，研制成功神威E级原型系统，并在国家超级计算济南中心完成部署并投入使用。

据了解，面向E级计算机研制需求，研制团队在多态融合计算体系结构、新一代申威众核处理器、互连网络、软件定义海量存储、高效供电和强化相变冷却等方面，取得了重大技术突破。国家超级计算济南中心建设主体为山东省科学院，自2011年启用神威蓝光超级计算机以来，该中心坚持培育国产处理器生态理念，在智慧海洋、气候气象、信息安全、航空航天、现代农业、新能源新材料、先进制造等领域大显身手，形成了“科学计算公益服务+工业计算云平台”服务模式，成为促进基础科学研究和重大技术攻关的重要手段。

截至目前，E级原型计算机已完成包括全球气候变化、海洋数值模拟、生物医药仿真、大数据处理和类脑智能等十二个领域的35项重大计算任务。其中，22项应用具备扩展到E级计算机整机规模的能力，6项应用曾成功入围被称作超级计算应用领域诺贝尔奖的“戈登贝尔奖”。

山东省计算中心（国家超算济南中心）主任杨美红向记者表示，神威E级计算机于2020年完成研制部署，将率先跨越百亿亿次量级台阶。采用的新一代众核处理器有望成为世界运算速度最快的处理器，节点规模可扩展至数十万量级，支持系统性能从1E到10E量级的跨越。