Nvidia aims to knock Intel out of supercomputers with ARM CPUs and graphics chips
Nvidia is forging ahead with its plans to revolutionize supercomputers and workstations with a number of announcements today. Among them, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center will be the first in the world to adopt a solution that combines Nvidia’s low-power ARM-based Tegra central processing units (CPUs) with Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs).
That combination could be a powerful way to improve computing power without consuming a lot of electricity. Power consumption and the electricity costs that … Continue Reading
Oak Ridge National Labs uses AMD and Nvidia chips for world’s biggest supercomputer
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory plans to create what could become the world’s most powerful supercomputer based on a Cray supercomputer with 18,000 microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices and an equal number of Nvidia graphics chips.
The supercomputer will pave the way for “exascale computing” and will be known as Titan. It will use Tesla graphics processing units (GPUs) from Nvidia to deliver GPU computing, or parallel processing that uses the graphics chips for non-graphics … Continue Reading
Tesla shows open road to more losses in Q3
Tesla has announced its third quarter results. They show that revenues are down 31 percent from a year ago and that the car maker is losing nearly eight times as much money compared to the previous year.
This quarter, Tesla lost $34.9 million, up 7.6 times from the $4.6 million from a year earlier. At $250 million, the company has three times as much funding as it did last year. It also lost $150 million … Continue Reading
Panasonic invests $30 million in Tesla
Tesla is getting an infusion of $30 million from Panasonic, a key supplier, as it gears up its new Fremont factory to start production of its Model S sedan.
Panasonic agreed to buy Tesla common stock for $21.15 per share. It all makes sense — Panasonic is a top battery manufacturer and it’s vying for a piece of the battery game as more and more electric cars are slated to hit the road. The two … Continue Reading
Tesla gears up $42 million Fremont factory for Model S
Tesla has officially completed its $42 million acquisition of the former NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors that was shut down in April due to the recession.
The New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. facilities in Fremont, Calif. spans 5.5 million square feet and will have to be refitted for production of Tesla’s Model S sedan (pictured below), which is slated to begin in 2012. The new factory marks the company shifting … Continue Reading
Tesla recalls 439 Roadsters
Tesla is recalling 439 Roadsters after a single incident in which a low-voltage auxiliary wire rubbed up against a carbon fiber panel in the car causing a short, smoke and “possible fire” behind the right front headlamp, the company reports.
The issue at hand affects models 2.0 and 2.5 (pictured), and involves the 12-volt cable from a backup system that powers the car’s head, tail, turn and hazard lights, as well as the airbags if … Continue Reading
Nvidia's new software is strategic move to beat back Intel
Amid a bunch of cool stereoscopic 3D demos, Nvidia announced today that it can run its graphics-based programming technology on any computer regardless of whether it uses an Nvidia graphics chip or not.
In short, Nvidia has worked with software company PGI to create a new compiler to take code for its graphics chips and run them on machines without its graphics chips. Before you dismiss this announcement as a narrow one, you have to … Continue Reading
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