The super computer maker Cray & chipmaker Intel have tied up for producing super computers.

Cray, a pioneer in the super computer production does not use Intel chips. They use AMD or custom built chips. This condition is goin to change because of the new tie-up.

Peter Ungaro, president and CEO of Cray said “We’re excited at the potential of bringing together Intel’s powerful silicon expertise and Cray’s industry leadership in scalable HPC systems.We pride ourselves in offering the most innovative supercomputing systems and our customers will now enjoy greater choice in processor technologies”

“This collaboration provides the HPC market segment with access to the best microprocessors the industry has to offer at any point in time, in the most advanced supercomputers in the world. This further strengthens Cray’s industry-leading adaptive supercomputing vision as we move into the Cascade timeframe and beyond.” he added.

Patrick Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group said “Cray’s commitment to Intel is a testament of our commitment to HPC and the strength of our hardware and software roadmap and many-core research.”

“Throughout Cray’s history, it has been an innovator in high-end HPC while Intel has pushed the boundaries of processor technology. The combination of this industry leadership and technical strength will allow HPC users to take advantage of future Xeon and other Intel processor technologies. Together we will enable fundamental and historical problems of science and industry to be solved.”
Patrick added.

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