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HP, AMD win US$600 mil nuclear supercomputer deal

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Using computers to simulate nuclear blasts has become a core part of weapons design. FMTNews HP AMD

AMD now has deals for 2 out of the 3 most powerful computers being developed by the US govt.

The awarding of the chip contract to AMD is a big win for the company, which now has deals for two of the three most powerful computers under development by the US government. Since the end of live detonation tests, using computers to simulate nuclear blasts has become a core part of weapons design. The enormous computing power required has also become a source of international competition and tension.

Pete Ungaro, senior vice president and general manager of high-performance computing and mission-critical solutions at HPE, said El Capitan will be about the size of two basketball courts and weigh as much as 35 school buses when complete.

 

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