Tuesday, November 19th 2013
AMD to Research Interconnect Architectures for High-Performance Computing
AMD today announced that it was selected for an award of $3.1 million for a research project associated with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Extreme-Scale Computing Research and Development Program, known as "DesignForward." The DOE award is an expansion of work started as part of another two-year award AMD received in 2012 called "FastForward." The FastForward award aims to accelerate the research and development of processor and memory technologies needed to support extreme-scale computing. The DesignForward award supports the research of the interconnect architectures and technologies needed to support the data transfer capabilities in extreme-scale computing environments.
DesignForward is a jointly funded collaboration between the DOE Office of Science and the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to accelerate the research and development of critical technologies needed for extreme-scale computing, on the path toward Exascale computing. Exascale supercomputers are expected to be capable of performing computation hundreds of times faster than today's fastest computers, with only slightly higher power utilization.
Exascale supercomputers are designed to break through the current limitations of today's supercomputers by dramatically reducing the length of run time required to perform calculations and improving the capability to perform detailed simulations, modeling, and analyses of complex systems.
In order to achieve this dramatic increase in computing capability while maintaining low power consumption, leaps in research and development need to be advanced in all aspects of computing.
"This award will enable AMD to continue important research to help realize the enormous potential of extreme-scale computing," said Alan Lee, AMD corporate vice president of Research and Advanced Development. "We believe that our expertise in processors, memory, and interconnect technology can help further this groundbreaking research in large-scale systems. Also, as founding members of the Heterogeneous System Architecture Foundation, we are offering a mechanism to share our insights to benefit the industry-wide advancement of standard, open systems."
Lee oversees AMD Research, a team that performs leading-edge research and works with government organizations, universities and commercial entities to collaborate on next-generation technologies. For the DOE, its research is focused on developing more efficient and scalable systems for extreme-scale computing, with the goal of minimizing power consumption.
The DOE's strategic plan seeks to address the nation's most pressing scientific challenges by advancing simulation-based scientific discovery made possible by the world's highest performing Exascale computers. Among its priorities are: advancing medical research, alternative energy and energy storage materials, industrial design and more precise models for climate and weather change.
DesignForward is a jointly funded collaboration between the DOE Office of Science and the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to accelerate the research and development of critical technologies needed for extreme-scale computing, on the path toward Exascale computing. Exascale supercomputers are expected to be capable of performing computation hundreds of times faster than today's fastest computers, with only slightly higher power utilization.
Exascale supercomputers are designed to break through the current limitations of today's supercomputers by dramatically reducing the length of run time required to perform calculations and improving the capability to perform detailed simulations, modeling, and analyses of complex systems.
In order to achieve this dramatic increase in computing capability while maintaining low power consumption, leaps in research and development need to be advanced in all aspects of computing.
"This award will enable AMD to continue important research to help realize the enormous potential of extreme-scale computing," said Alan Lee, AMD corporate vice president of Research and Advanced Development. "We believe that our expertise in processors, memory, and interconnect technology can help further this groundbreaking research in large-scale systems. Also, as founding members of the Heterogeneous System Architecture Foundation, we are offering a mechanism to share our insights to benefit the industry-wide advancement of standard, open systems."
Lee oversees AMD Research, a team that performs leading-edge research and works with government organizations, universities and commercial entities to collaborate on next-generation technologies. For the DOE, its research is focused on developing more efficient and scalable systems for extreme-scale computing, with the goal of minimizing power consumption.
The DOE's strategic plan seeks to address the nation's most pressing scientific challenges by advancing simulation-based scientific discovery made possible by the world's highest performing Exascale computers. Among its priorities are: advancing medical research, alternative energy and energy storage materials, industrial design and more precise models for climate and weather change.
2 Comments on AMD to Research Interconnect Architectures for High-Performance Computing
Good going though Amd.
IIRC, it's just the latest tranche of funding. I also think AMD received ~$12m about the same time that Nvidia, SGI, and Cray got their $25m from DARPA back in 2010, back when Exascale computing replaced tactical nukes as the must have fashion accessory for the status-minded independent state.