Tokyo, November 1, 2007 - NEC Corporation announced today that it has
received an order from the Information Synergy Organization's
Information Synergy Center at Japan's Tohoku University for a
large-scale computer system consisting of 16 nodes of NEC's SX-9
vector supercomputer, the latest in the SX Series. The new system will
achieve a peak performance of 26.2 TFLOPS1* - the largest SX Series
system in Japan.
As a facility utilized by academic researchers in universities and
research laboratories nationwide, the Information Synergy Center is
dedicated to the support and promotion of cutting-edge scientific
research in fields such as aeronautics/space, environmental
simulations, IT and nanotechnology. The Center continually strives to
upgrade to the fastest and most advanced computing systems to build
system configurations optimized for academic researchers, provide
an environment where large-scale simulations can be conducted, and
support the development of high-speed user programs from a technical
perspective. With users currently in excess of 1,500, the center plays
an important role in advanced research and development activities in
Japan.
The Information Synergy Center has employed NEC vector supercomputers
since the former Computer Center first installed the SX-1 in 1986.
"The new order from Tohoku University demonstrates the unmatched
performance of the SX Series and its excellent reputation for
programmability derived from large-scale shared memory," said
Mr.Takayuki Sasakura General Manager of HPC Marketing Promotion
Division, NEC Corporation. "NEC has developed the SX-9 to assist
cutting-edge research and development activities through superior
effective performance and user-friendly features."
On October 25, NEC announced the launch of the latest vector
supercomputer in the SX Series, SX-9, featuring the world's first CPU
capable of a peak vector performance in excess of 100 GFLOPS.
Presently the world's fastest vector supercomputer, the SX-9 closes in
on the PFLOPS*2 range by realizing a processing performance of 839
TFLOPS.
Notes*
(1)Teraflops (TFLOPS): one trillion floating point operations per
second
(2)Petafolps (PFLOPS): one quadrillion floating point operations per
second.
For general enquires about the information contained in
this press release, please contact:
HPC Marketing Promotion Division
NEC Corporation
Tel: +81 42 333-6391
info@hpc.jp.nec.com
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