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Supercomputers are the most powerful and fast computing instruments in the world. Supercomputers
also represent the leading edge in computer technology. It can be argued that the computing
technology developed for supercomputers is found in desktop environments 10 years later, and in
embedded systems another 10 years later. However, even supercomputers have hit the power wall,
which is reversing the above observation. Supercomputers today are built from components designed
for the desktop environment. In this talk we will review the evolution of supercomputer architectures,
discuss some of their current and future challenges, and present a glimpse of a possible future, in which
we close the circle and build a supercomputer using embedded technology.
Supercomputers are the world's most powerful and fast computing devices. Supercomputers are also at
the cutting edge of computer technology. It is possible to argue that the computing technology
developed for supercomputers is now found in desktop environments ten years later, and in embedded
systems ten years later. However, even supercomputers have reached a power limit, which contradicts
the preceding observation. Today's supercomputers are built with components designed for the desktop
environment. We will review the evolution of supercomputer architectures, discuss some of their
current and future challenges, and present a glimpse of a possible future in which we close the circle
and build a supercomputer using embedded technology in this talk.
Supercomputers are the world's most powerful and rapid computing devices. Supercomputers are also
at the cutting edge of computer technology. It is possible to claim that the computing technology
created for supercomputers is now found in desktop settings ten years later, and in embedded devices
another ten years later. However, even supercomputers have reached a power limit, which contradicts
the above claim. Today's supercomputers are developed using components suited for the desktop
environment. We will cover the development of supercomputer designs, address some of their current
and future issues, and provide a glimpse of a hypothetical future in which we finish the circle and create
a supercomputer utilizing embedded technology in this session.
Introduction
Supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose
computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per
second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS). Since 2017, there are supercomputers
which can perform over a hundred quadrillion FLOPS.
Since November 2017, all of the world's fastest 500 supercomputers run Linux- based operating
systems. Additional research is being conducted in China, the United States, the European Union,
Taiwan and Japan to build even faster, more powerful and more technologically superior exascale
supercomputers.
Supercomputers play an important role in the field of computational science, and are used for a wide
range of computationally intensive tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather
forecasting, climate research, oil and gas exploration, molecular modeling (computing the structures and
properties of chemical compounds, biological macromolecules, polymers, and crystals), and physical
simulations (such as simulations of the early moments of the universe, airplane and spacecraft
aerodynamics, the detonation of nuclear weapons, and nuclear fusion). Throughout their history, they
have been essential in the field of cryptanalysis.
Supercomputer architectures are made up of multiple central processing units (CPUs). These CPUs have
groups composed of compute nodes and memory. Supercomputers can contain thousands of nodes that
use parallel processing to communicate with one another to solve problems.
The largest, most powerful supercomputers are multiple parallel computers that perform parallel
processing. There are two parallel processing approaches: symmetric multiprocessing and massively
parallel processing. In some cases, supercomputers are distributed, meaning they draw power from
many individual PCs in different locations instead of housing all the CPUs in one location.
Supercomputer processing speed is measured in quadrillion floating point operations per second, also
known as petaflops or PFLOPS.
////// A supercomputer is a computer that outperforms a general-purpose computer in terms of

performance. A supercomputer's performance is often measured in floating-point operations per second
(FLOPS) rather than million instructions per second (MIPS). Since 2017, there have been supercomputers
capable of doing over a hundred quadrillion FLOPS.
Since November 2017, all of the world's top 500 supercomputers have been running Linux-based
operating systems. Additional research is being carried out in China, the United States, the European
Union, Taiwan, and Japan in order to develop even faster, more powerful, and technologically better
exascale supercomputers.
Supercomputers play a significant role in computational science and are used for a broad range of
computationally intensive activities in a variety of domains, including quantum mechanics, weather
forecasting, climate research, and oil exploration.
Multiple central processing units comprise supercomputer designs (CPUs). These CPUs are organized
into clusters of computation nodes and memory. Supercomputers can have thousands of nodes that
connect with one another to solve issues via parallel processing.
The most powerful supercomputers are made up of several parallel processors that do parallel
computing. There are two ways to parallel processing: symmetric multiprocessing and massively parallel
processing. In certain circumstances, supercomputers are dispersed, which means they take power from
a number of individual PCs located in different places rather than storing all of the CPUs in one area.
The processing speed of a supercomputer is measured in quadrillion floating point operations per
second, often known as petaflops or PFLOPS.

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