Using the Godson microprocessor, China hopes to build its first petaflop-class supercomputer using the chip in 2010, one of the country’s senior engineers said on Tuesday. China made a decision 20 years ago not to invest in microprocessor development, and it was only in 2001 that it reversed course and began to make a serious effort in this area.
China Aims for Petaflop Computer in 2010
August 27, 2008