Japan university tackles supercomputer's memory problem

Pegasus seen beating Henri as world's most energy-efficient supercomputer

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Pegasus is Japan's first supercomputer to incorporate Nvidia's H100 graphics-processing unit. (Photo courtesy of the University of Tsukuba)

YUKI OKOSHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- With the speed of supercomputers outpacing the amount of memory they are equipped with, the University of Tsukuba has incorporated energy-saving memory into a new supercomputer to make the most of its potential.

Pegasus came online on a trial basis around January and will be opened up to companies and research institutions in April. The university sees it helping with big-data analysis, drug and materials development, and basic research on space and subatomic particles.

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