➀ A human player achieves the first 'Rebirth' in NES Tetris; ➁ The player, Michael Khanh, reaches a line count overflow; ➂ The achievement marks a new milestone in Tetris gaming.
Recent #HPC news in the semiconductor industry
➀ Supermicro introduces its datacenter-scale liquid cooling solution for Nvidia Blackwell servers; ➁ The solution supports up to 96 B200 GPUs per rack and includes advanced cooling components; ➂ The technology aims at ultra-dense AI servers and features rapid deployment capability.
➀ JFS Laboratory, a Chinese government-backed company, has developed a silicon photonics chip, marking a first for the country; ➁ The chip is expected to have advantages over traditional chips in high-performance applications like AI and HPC; ➂ The breakthrough is significant in the context of sanctions against China and the inability to produce high-performance processors.
➀ HBM is expected to take 10% of the DRAM units but 30% of the revenues due to its higher ASP; ➁ Sourcengine reports that HBM supply is booked out to the end of 2025, with conflicting views on a potential shortage or oversupply next year; ➂ Regular DRAM ASPs are low and may not improve until H2 2025.
New Simulation Models Bring Complex Microelectronics Products to Market Faster and More Economically
➀ The Fraunhofer IZM leads a project to develop new simulation models for microelectronics reliability testing; ➁ The project aims to reduce the time and cost of qualification tests through advanced simulation techniques; ➂ The models will be reusable and adaptable to more complex systems, enhancing reliability without compromising accuracy.
➀ The Mecpow X4 Pro offers a powerful 22-watt diode laser for engraving and cutting; ➁ It comes with an array of safety features and an integrated webcam; ➂ The device lacks an integrated display and has issues with the acrylic enclosure and software experience.
➀ India's prime minister Narendra Modi dedicated three new supercomputers, known as 'PARAM Rudra'; ➁ The machines use local designs for servers, interconnects, and cooling, but do not feature the planned 96-core Arm CPU; ➂ The National Centre for Radio Astrophysics and the S.N. Bose Centre for Basic Sciences have revealed some details about their systems; ➃ The Inter-University Accelerator Centre has not disclosed the specifics of its machine, but has previously teased a three-petaflop machine using Intel Xeon 2nd Gen processors; ➄ A third generation of Rudra machines is planned to use a 96-core processor designed by India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing.
➀ Distributors claim Nvidia has stopped taking orders for HGX H20 GPUs; ➁ Possible discontinuation due to slow demand or export restrictions; ➂ Concerns about stockpiling ahead of potential US sales ban.
➀ This research explores the potential of two-dimensional silk fibroin films in electronics; ➁ The study investigates the growth mechanisms of silk fibroin films and their interactions with substrates; ➂ The findings highlight silk fibroin's potential as a versatile biomaterial for electronic applications.
➀ Arrow Electronics showcased a range of tools, technologies, and kits at the 2024 Hannover Maker Faire; ➁ These offerings were aimed at fostering development within the maker community; ➂ The event aimed to support innovation and creativity among makers.
➀ Tesla's BEV market share dropped from 19% to 17% in the first five months of 2024; ➁ BYD is just one point behind Tesla at 16%; ➂ The BEV portfolio of legacy automakers like Volkswagen and Geely-Volvo stood at 7 and 8 percent, respectively.
➀ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers customers access to the largest AI supercomputer in the cloud, with up to 131,072 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and 2.4 zettaFLOPS peak performance; ➁ OCI Superclusters can scale up to 16,384 GPUs with up to 65 ExaFLOPS of performance for H100 GPUs, and 65,536 GPUs with up to 260 ExaFLOPS for H200 GPUs; ➂ NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 liquid-cooled instances enable 72 Blackwell GPUs to communicate at a bandwidth of 129.6 TB/s.
➀ The JUPITER Exascale Supercomputer has commenced installation with the Modular data center, set to be a unique European Exascale supercomputer using all NVIDIA CPUs and GPUs. ➁ The system is expected to house around 125 BullSequana XH3000 racks in 50 containers, with the finished system consisting of approximately 24,000 NVIDIA GH200 Superchips. ➂ JUPITER will utilize NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking and is expected to be a significant win for Arm in the HPC space.
➀ Yole Group predicts a CAGR of 9% for the advanced IC substrate market between 2024 and 2029, reaching $25.53 billion in 2029; ➁ The market is seeing a shift from organic core substrates to glass core substrates, driven by demand for FC BGA substrates and 2.5D/3D advanced packages; ➂ Investment in expansion and new plants for high-end substrates is increasing, particularly in the U.S. and China, supported by local government incentives.
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