High-Performance Computing - 3 Major Efforts in the US
DOE ASCI Program (~$250M/year ? $650M)
- TFLOP/s level computing
- 1, 3, 10, 30 Tflop/s systems
- PathForward Program (DEC, IBM, SGI, & SUN)
- D&E efforts to create the critical integrating and scaling technologies required for a balanced computing environment.
DOD Modernization (~$250M/year)
- Four Resource Centers
- Modernization capacity and capabilities to a level equal to the foremost academic and industry research.
NSF Supercomputer Centers PACI (~$65M/year)