Nebulae, China’s Fastest Computer
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Not so long from now, China is likely to be the superpower of the world super computer. This is obvious with the presence of the nebulae computer in the National Center for Super Computer Shenzhen as the second fastest super computer in the world.
Ranked first in the world’s fastest computer is still held by the U.S. with a computer that is named Jaguar. This computer has a speed of 1.75 petaflops. One petaflops equals to 1000 trillion calculations per second.
China was predicted to be a key player in the world of computers. Currently, Dawning, a company that is behind the creation of nebulae, reportedly was building a super fast computer again the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin.
In addition, the company is also developing silicon chips with the ability giant.
By becoming the king of the computer world, China has a chance to become the world’s superpower. It is said that the computer with the capability to process data very quickly will be very useful in various fields like industry research, aircraft design, or oil exploration.
Tags: China, National Supercomputer Center, Super Computer Shenzhen




