April 19, 2024 — A coalition led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) has been awarded a $1 million US National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) Development Award to deepen partnerships and strengthen workforce and economic development plans for Chicagoland’s growing quantum ecosystem. The NSF Engines Development Award: Advancing quantum technologies in the Midwest, effective April 15, will be used by the multi-sector coalition to build data-driven strategies aimed at translating lab research into real-world applications and training workers for the fast-growing qu ..read more

TROY, Mich., April 19, 2024 — Altair a global leader in computational intelligence, has acquired Cambridge Semantics, a modern data fabric provider and creator of one of the industry’s leading analytical graph databases. Cambridge Semantics’ graph-powered data fabric technology accelerates the creation of comprehensive enterprise knowledge graphs, integrating the complex web of structured and unstructured enterprise data together into a single, simplified view. Altair acquired Cambridge Semantics, a modern data fabric provider and creator of one of the industry’s leading analytical graph datab ..read more

April 19, 2024 — Quantum computers hold the promise of processing information exponentially faster than traditional machines — 100 million times the speed of your laptop. They do this by replacing the either-or 1’s and 0’s that now direct operations. In their place would be quantum bits, or qubits, which can be a 1 or a 0 at the same time, a quantum physics concept called superposition. Topological structure during ferroelectric switching in PbTiO3, where arrows represent electrical polarization colored according to its magnitude. Image courtesy of Thomas Linker and Ken-ichi Nomura/USC Viterbi ..read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) presents some of the most challenging demands in information technology, especially concerning computing power and data movement. As a result of these challenges, high-performance computing (HPC) has become a crucial enabler in the AI ecosystem, offering key technologies for meeting performance requirements and providing an active user community that pushes AI to its limits in science and engineering.  The ISC High Performance 2024 conference and exhibition (ISC 2024) is a unique opportunity for a businesses, research organizations, service providers, or ..read more

April 19, 2024 — In an ever-changing technological landscape, quantum computing is emerging as a promising solution to address the limitations and overcome the scaling issues of classical computing. Quantum computing platforms will, in some instances, have the ability to solve problems more efficiently than traditional computers, potentially surpassing the capabilities of current exascale-class platforms, especially as Moore’s Law scaling diminishes. The collaboration: (Top Row, Left to Right) Talita Perciano, Jan Balewski, Daan Camps. (Bottom Row, Left to Right) Roel Van Beeumen, Mercy G. Ama ..read more

With the exascale era underway, the HPC community is already turning its attention to zettascale computing, the next of the 1,000-fold performance leaps that have occurred about once a decade. With this in mind, the ISC 2024 organizers asked Kathy Yelick, Vice Chancellor for Research and the Robert S. Pepper Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, to deliver the opening keynote talk, titled “Beyond Exascale Computing.” HPCwire asked Steve Conway, senior analyst at Intersect360 Research, to interview Dr. Yelick ahead of ..read more

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 — The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science will sponsor the participation of 1,073 undergraduate students and 113 faculty members in three STEM-focused workforce development programs at 17 DOE national laboratories and a national fusion facility during Summer 2024. Collectively, these programs ensure DOE and our nation have a strong, sustained workforce trained in the skills needed to address the energy, environment, and national security challenges of today and tomorrow. Credit: Shutterstock “The Department of Energy is proud to offer opportunities ..read more

HSINCHU, Taiwan, April 18, 2024 — TSMC today announced consolidated revenue of NT$592.64 billion, net income of NT$225.49 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$8.70 (US$1.38 per ADR unit) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Credit: Shutterstock Year-over-year, first quarter revenue increased 16.5% while net income and diluted EPS both increased 8.9%. Compared to fourth quarter 2023, first quarter results represented a 5.3% decrease in revenue and a 5.5% decrease in net income. All figures were prepared in accordance with TIFRS on a consolidated basis. In US dollars, first quart ..read more

April 18, 2024 — Thanks to the generosity of WHPC Champion, Do IT Now, coupled with the invaluable contributions from dedicated sponsors and a collaborative partnership with ISC24, the WHPC Executive Committee and WHPC ISC24 Volunteers Committee are pleased to announce the award of travel fellowships to two exceptional Early Career speakers. Both of these women represent the best of emerging talent within the supercomputing field, and there is excitement for their presentations this year in Germany. Their work will be featured at the ISC24 WHPC Poster Session, and their extended Lightning Talk ..read more

WASHINGTON, April 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million in funding for four projects providing classroom training and research opportunities to train the next generation of accelerator scientists and engineers needed to deliver scientific discoveries. Credit: Shutterstock U.S. global competitiveness in discovery science relies on increasingly complex charged particle accelerator systems that require world-leading expertise to develop and operate. These programs will train the next generation of scientists and engineers, providing the expertise needed to lead a ..read more