Intel drops plans for Larrabee GPU in 2010
Many-core architecture will instead be used as a software development platform for the time being, the chipmaker said.
FTC presses on with Intel probe
Despite a settlement reached with AMD, company is not off hook as U.S. regulators now focus on Intel's legal dispute with rival chipmaker Nvidia.
Cloud to power research number-crunching
More academic institutions will look to the cloud for compute power at a lower price, to drive research efforts, says Singapore university professor.
Intel, NEC team up to flex supercomputing might
Both companies will jointly develop high-performance computing systems based on Intel processor to extend products to wider audience, say executives.
Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers
At the Supercomputing 2009 conference, Microsoft releases an updated version of Windows Server for high-performance computers as well as a compute cluster version of its Excel spreadsheet.
Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500
Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.
'Pragmatic' Intel seen in AMD deal
Intel's settlement with AMD avoids costly and lengthy legal battles and signals Intel looking to reduce reliance on PC and server markets, says analyst.
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
APAC HPC users eye solid-state drives
update Some supercomputing users in the region are trialing flash memory for added boost, says a vendor, but an analyst notes SSDs won't be common "anytime soon".
CERN's collider to get 'safe' start in November
Nuclear research agency says it's satisfied that the Large Hadron Collider needs no more repairs and can get back to where it left off last fall.
Culprit found for latest LHC leaks
Liquid helium leaks that have pushed back the restart of the Large Hadron Collider are thought to have been caused by a fault in flexible hosing.
GlobalFoundries nabs STMicro as customer
AMD manufacturing spinoff secures STMicroelectronics as first external customer; production of 40nm chips for handhelds and consumer electronics begins 2010.
Roadrunner, Jaguar cement supercomp lead
IBM's Roadrunner and Cray's Jaguar retain top two positions on latest Top500 supercomputer list, which also saw four new systems in the top 10.
LHC restart pushed back again
Cern's flagship particle accelerator, put out of commission by a quality-control flaw, will be switched on a couple of weeks later than previously expected.
Asia's 'bright' HPC future will take time
Region's high-performance computing has promising future but it will take some time for Asia to catch up with the West, industry watchers say.
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