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Japan’s New Supercomputer will Eclipse China’s Sunway TaihuLight as World’s Fastest

Jun 14, 2017 08:17 PM EDT

"The supercomputer that is currently under development would take up about 1,000 square meters of floor space," said Sekiguchi.

The machine will be an exascale computer and will be able to execute a quintrillion calculations per second.

China to Unveil Super Computer by the End of This Year

S. Rina |

Jan 19, 2017 07:21 AM EST

China plans to develop a prototype supercomputer in 2017. The machine will be an exascale computer and will be able to execute a quintrillion calculations per second. China already holds the distinction of having the world's fastest supercomputers.

China remains its title as the home of two of the world's fastest supercomputers.

Japan Announces Plan to Build the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Nov 28, 2016 09:03 AM EST

Japan is looking to retake the title of having the world’s fastest supercomputer, a title the country lost to tech leaders like the United States and China. Japan recently announced its intention to build the world’s fastest and most efficient supercomputer by the end of 2017.

China Ties with United States for Top Supercomputers Numbers

S. Rina |

Nov 16, 2016 12:52 AM EST

China and United States are tied at the top spot for the numbers of supercomputers with 171 systems each. However, China leads the pack as two of its supercomputers are at the top of the rankings. China's Sunway TaihuLight holds the first position with its 93 petaflops while the second spot is held by Tianhe-2 with 34 petaflops specification.

China Boasts of World's No.1 Fully Homemade Super Computer

Iesha javed |

Jun 28, 2016 02:56 PM EDT

China has retained the title of having the world's fastest supercomputer for the seventh year running.

China, US in Race to Build World’s First exaFLOPS Supercomputer

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 21, 2016 02:59 AM EDT

There is no U.S.-made supercomputer system that comes close to the performance of Sunway TaihuLight.

National Supercomputing Center's Sunway TaihuLight the first time China has taken the top speed ranking without using American semiconductor technology.

China's Sunway TaihuLight Becomes World's Fastest Supercomputer

Ellie Froilan |

Jun 21, 2016 01:56 AM EDT

Earlier this week, the International Supercomputer Conference in Germany has announced that newly built Chinese supercomputer is the World’s fastest computer.

China leads tech scene with a more advanced supercomputer on the works

Mia Ren |

Jan 24, 2016 09:25 AM EST

A representative of the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin announced on Friday that they will introduce a prototype of a supercomputer that is 1,000 times more powerful than its groundbreaking Tianhe-1A.

An employee working inside a supercomputer.

China Still Owns the Most Powerful Supercomputer in the World

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Nov 20, 2015 07:54 AM EST

The latest Top500 ranking released on Tuesday, Nov. 17 reveals that China still has the world's most powerful supercomputer. The report also revealed that the number of supercomputers in China nearly tripled within a span of just seven months.