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Fugaku

Supercomputer

Fugaku is a petascale supercomputer at the Riken Center for Computational Science in Kobe, Japan. It started development in 2014 as the successor to the K computer and made its debut in 2020. It is named after an alternative name for Mount Fuji.

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Year
2020 1
Significance
Became the fastest supercomputer in the world in the June 2020 TOP500 list 1
Status
Status
Active / In Use 1
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Computer Architecture, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Fugaku (supercomputer)
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1. Wikipedia: Fugaku (supercomputer)
  • Lead section
    made its debut in 2020
  • Performance
    It became the fastest supercomputer in the world in the June 2020 TOP500 list
  • Lead section
    Fugaku (Japanese: 富岳) is a petascale supercomputer at the Riken Center for Computational Science in Kobe, Japan.
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
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Wikidata: Fugaku
Wikidata Q64008087, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)View the Source
Fugaku (Wikipedia)
In Group: Japanese Petascale Supercomputers, petascale supercomputer at Riken Center for Computational Science Kobe JapanView the Source
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