The world’s next huge scientific supercomputer will have strong Austin roots, but it will make its home on the sprawling campus of the University of Illinois in the heart of the Prairie State’s farm country. The big machine, called Blue Waters, will be built by IBM Corp. with an extraordinary level of innovation. Much of the work is being done in Austin, where the computer’s crucial brain chip, Power7, is being designed.
Big Blue’s Next Level Emerges in Austin
May 22, 2008