Our modern industrial world depends on raw materials. Whether oil, steel or cotton, raw materials have been of huge importance to the development of the industriaized world. While these physical products remain as vital as ever, the modern era has brought us a new raw material in the form of data.
As consumers, we are familiar with data as we use our smartphones and computers. However, the volume of data that is created by modern systems is on a scale that many of us might struggle to understand. Everything from weather forecasting to global banking depends on the secure processing of vast amounts of information. The computer systems with which most of us are familiar simply cannot provide the capacity needed for today’s global communication.
The latest high performance computers (HPC) provide the processing power that such large, global functions require. High performance computing architecture consists of servers that are networked together into a cluster. Software programs and algorithms are run simultaneously on the servers within the cluster, which in turn is connected to data storage to capture the output.
The current leading edge of HPC is the supercomputer. Unlike traditional computers, supercomputers use more than one central processing unit (CPU). These CPUs are grouped into nodes which consists of a group of processors and a memory block. The largest supercomputer can contain tens of thousands of nodes which can collaborate to accomplish highly complex tasks.
Reliable connection between processors, and between processors and memory, is paramount to achieving the performance that is required for these complex tasks. With high-speed connection solutions, these tools are allowing scientists, engineers, and researchers to deliver new services and insights across a range of applications, including oil and gas exploration, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Samtec products are ideal for HPC and supercomputing applications, providing interconnect solutions between the backplane and the cable as well as from board to board. With Samtec’s expertise in signal integrity, these products make high-performance, complex designs possible.
Samtec also supports the designer with full-system optimization support. Our new computer and semiconductor page provides lots of information on Samtec’s high-speed solutions for a range of industrial applications, including Samtec’s new AI/ML Guide. A new page dedicated to supercomputing provides additional information for engineers. Samtec’s industry-leading signal-integrity design expertise and online design tools are enabling the latest generation of HPC and supercomputing to expand our knowledge and make the most of data as the raw material of the future.
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