China is No. 1 in the supercomputer sector. The government was fair to target the three sectors with huge demand in domestic market disallowing monopolies to form. Still it's difficult for Chinese firms to compete Microsoft's software services and intel for it's chips.
In mid of November, China’s Tianhe-1 topped the world’s supercomputer rankings. The machine features thousands of graphics chips and is capable of achieving a sustained performance of 2.5 petaflops, or 2,500 trillion calculations per second. It was the first time China surpassed the United States in the sector. US-based Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s Jaguar system ranked No. 2.
The supercomputer, which requires high-end chips and server computing technologies, is a serious measure of a nation’s advanced IT technology and research ability. A supercomputer works for both industry and public sectors.
In mid of November, China’s Tianhe-1 topped the world’s supercomputer rankings. The machine features thousands of graphics chips and is capable of achieving a sustained performance of 2.5 petaflops, or 2,500 trillion calculations per second. It was the first time China surpassed the United States in the sector. US-based Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s Jaguar system ranked No. 2.
The supercomputer, which requires high-end chips and server computing technologies, is a serious measure of a nation’s advanced IT technology and research ability. A supercomputer works for both industry and public sectors.
