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Fujitsu Leads Development of Energy-efficient CPUs and Photonics Smart NIC for Next-generation Green Data Centers Under NEDO Program
To address the challenge of increasing power consumption at data centers in today's digital society, companies participating in this project will work to develop innovative solutions to realize greater energy efficiency, larger capacity, and lower latency in data centers to contribute to the achievement of a carbon-neutral society. Within this project, Fujitsu will lead the development of low-power consumption CPUs and photonics smart NIC optimized for next-generation green data centers. Additionally, Fujitsu Optical Components will work with Fujitsu to develop photonics smart NIC.
Through its contribution to this national initiative, The Fujitsu Group aims to strengthen the development of advanced computing and networks technologies that play a vital role in the digital infrastructure of society and to promote the use of total solutions globally, with the ultimate goal of achieving its commitment to delivering a more sustainable society through innovation.
As society makes a digital shift, demand for energy and sustainable solutions mounts facing growing energy demands from the ever-increasing needs of data centers, Japan's NEDO has launched an ambitious initiative that aims to achieve energy savings of 40% or more in datacenters domestically by 2030.
Development of low-power consumption CPUs and photonics smart NIC (The Fujitsu Group)
1. Low-power consumption CPUs
Fujitsu designs its own microarchitecture which is a key factor for CPU performance and power efficiency. This technology made it possible for the supercomputer Fugaku to achieve the world's highest levels of performance and energy efficiency. Fujitsu will further refine this technology and develop a low-power consumption CPU that can be used in next-generation green data centers.
2. Photonics smart NIC
Fujitsu and Fujitsu Optical Components will develop a photonics smart NIC that reduces network power consumption in data centers by applying optical transmission technology that achieves greater efficiency in size and energy consumption, as well as greater data capacity, and by refining hardware and software technologies cultivated through the development of leading-edge optical transmission devices.
Roles and Responsibilities
Fujitsu Limited - Development of low-power consumption CPUs and photonics smart NIC
NEC Corporation - Development of low-power consumption accelerators and disaggregation technologies
AIO Core Corporation - Development of photoelectric fusion devices
Kioxia Corporation - Development of Wideband SSD
Fujitsu Optical Components Co., Ltd. - Development of photonics smart NIC
KYOCERA Corporation - Development of photonics smart NIC
Comment from Vivek Mahajan, Corporate Executive Officer, CTO, Fujitsu Ltd.:
"We are excited to take on the challenge of developing leading-edge technologies for energy efficient CPUs (code name: "FUJITSU-MONAKA (tentative name)") and photonics smart NIC as part of our work with NEDO. Fujitsu will harness this technology to deliver robust, yet environmentally-sustainable digital infrastructure that takes full advantage of Fujitsu's strengths in areas like computing and network technologies. I am confident that our work on this initiative will help demonstrate Japan's technological capabilities, and show how Fujitsu can lead the way globally in innovation that contributes to the realization of a carbon-neutral and sustainable society."
Fujitsu's Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015 represent a set of common goals to be achieved worldwide by 2030. Fujitsu's purpose -- "to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation"--is a promise to contribute to the vision of a better future empowered by the SDGs.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 126,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$34 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com.
Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.comFujitsu today announced that it has been selected for the "Green Innovation Fund Project/Construction of Next Generation Digital Infrastructure" project in the field of "Technology Development of the Next Generation Green Data Center" by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
SSD prices could be driven up after a recent manufacturing disaster
If you’ve been looking to buy an SSD, you may want to act quickly before prices begin to sting. A recent contamination disaster at two of Western Digital’s manufacturing facilities has led to the loss of of approximately 6.5 exabytes of NAND flash. To put that in perspective, that’s 6.5 million terabytes of flash storage gone. That number could also be even higher, as it’s only taking into account the loss on Western Digital’s part, and not its partner’s, Kioxia. This is a huge blow to the SSD market and will likely cause an increase in price of NAND memory.
Western Digital’s Yokkaichi and KitaKami manufacturing facilities were affected. The company is now working with its partner Kioxia to “restore the facilities to normal operational status as quickly as possible.” It’s an unfortunate turn of events and this has happened just as SSD prices were beginning to fall. PC hardware just can’t catch a break as prices keep g... Latest Intelligence
