K computer

Fujitsu Limited ^ | November 2, 2011 | Public and Investor Relations Division

[mamelukesabre]

Tokyo, November 2, 2011 — RIKEN and Fujitsu today announced that the "K computer(1)," which is a supercomputer currently under their joint development, has achieved a LINPACK(2) benchmark performance of 10.51 petaflops (10.51 quadrillion floating point operations per second).

The supercomputer system used for these tests is in its final configuration of 864 racks, comprising a total of 88,128 interconnected CPUs. With an execution efficiency of 93.2%, this system further exceeds its first place winning performance on the 37th TOP500 list(3) international ranking of supercomputers published in June 2011, where it scored 93.0%.

Although development is still underway to adjust the system software, the K computer achieved the goal of a LINPACK score of 10 petaflops, a performance target set as a national core technology as part of Japan's 3rd Science and Technology Basic Plan.

[Cowman]

Any relation to the K Car?

I had a K car in college. Not something to cruise for babes in but it lasted for 150k miles before I gave it to my brother who put another 80k on it before the incident with the dump truck in PA

[mamelukesabre]

Your link indicates dollars of sales but it doesn’t say what of. I assume those sales are of finished CPUs, RAM, ROM, ePROM, GPUs, microcontrollers of all kinds, and photovoltaics, and other...plus equipment sold for fabrication of silicon based circuits at every step of the way. I would guess the german company on that list is heavy on the sales of machines for the fabrication of wafers and whatever optics are used. Germans tend to excel in such industries.

[Razzz42]

Japan’s recent disaster affected 10% of the world’s total chip production, so I read.

I’m just glad to see the chip manufacturing is spread out all over the world and can withstand temporary supply interruptions on a regional basis.

Taiwan produces a hell of a lot of chips alone and then there are foundries like TSMC, that only produce chips using other company’s specifications. These foundries are the world leaders in modern equipment in confirming process and die shrinks on a massive production scale.

If searching iSuppi fails to give you what you are looking for, at least on a free basis, then try looking at stock quote information where major companies like to brag about their output using comparisons against their competitors.

[mamelukesabre]

LOOK WHAT I FOUND

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_semiconductor_fabrication_plants

Do you know if ingots are produced in the same plant that etches the chips on the wafers?

[Razzz42]

You are really getting into a complex industry.

I believe that chart you found on Wiki is incomplete and asks for additional and updated information. Besides it doesn’t jibe with overall world production output noted or linked to in some of the other posts on this thread.

Remember what your definition of a chip is which might include every piece of silicone made for all electronics (memory-logic-controller chips etc.) besides just CPUs.

Here’s a starter link for wafers etc. http://www.virginiasemi.com/

Fab 8 is being completed in New York and will be the largest and most advanced chip producer in the world when it begins operation next year (2012). At least for the time being.

You might drop http://www.theregister.co.uk/ a question about what you are looking for or search their past articles, they like to keep track of the chip industry.

[mamelukesabre]

Remember what your definition of a chip is which might include every piece of silicone made for all electronics (memory-logic-controller chips etc.) besides just CPUs.
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...and LEDs, flat panel monitors/TVs, and photovoltaics.

[Razzz42]

You name it and we probably couldn’t live without it or back to the caveman days.