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This is the reason why Cray is still relevant. Their proprietary interconnects are what you're paying for and not the CPUs.
by adestefan 14y ago
This is the reason why Cray is still relevant. Their proprietary interconnects are what you're paying for and not the CPUs.
- wickberg 14y agoOddly enough, Cray recently sold their interconnect tech to Intel [0]. Intel seems to be planning to integrate it on-chip down the road [1], which seems to leave Cray serving as a somewhat quirky system integrator longer-term. [0] http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/04/24/intel-acquires-industry-leading-high-performance-computing-interconnect-technology-and-expertise http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012... [1] http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-09-10/intel_weaves_strategy_to_put_interconnect_fabrics_on_chip.html http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-09-10/intel_weaves_strat...