Fujitsu and Riken say their the joint development of the successor to the K supercomputer – one of the fastest in the world – is complete and is beginning trials.
The so-called “post-K” is a supercomputer that the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has chosen as a successor to the K computer, is moving forward, with the goal of beginning full operations around 2021.
Fujitsu has now completed the prototype central processing unit chip that will serve as the core of post-K, commencing functionality field trials. [Read more…] about Fujitsu completes ‘post-K supercomputer’ prototype and begins trials