TechnologyJapan's Fugaku cedes fastest computer crown to U.S.'s Frontier
America and China in race to the top of cutting-edge supercomputing
Japan's Fugaku, developed by the Riken Institute and Fujitsu, has been knocked off the top spot in a ranking of supercomputer calculation speeds after a two-year reign. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
NIKI MIZUGUCHI and AKIRA OIKAWA, Nikkei staff writers
May 30, 2022 16:06 JST
Updated on May 30, 2022 18:01 JST
TOKYO -- Frontier, a U.S.-built supercomputer, has dethroned Japan's Fugaku, developed by the Riken Institute and Fujitsu, as the world's fastest such device, according to a twice-yearly ranking published Monday, ending the Japanese machine's two-year reign.