Give up the throne to "Sequoia" state-of-the-art machine（新鋭機「セコイア」に王座を明け渡す）

"TOP500" world ranking of computing power of supercomputers was announced on June 18.

(Total) "Kei", RIKEN and Fujitsu's supercomputer was ranked a second consecutive quarter in June and November last year, (Kyo one is 10,000 times a trillion) times 510 quadrillion calculations per second at a rate, fell to second place. "Sequoia" state-of-the-art machine of the U.S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to surrender the throne (6324 quadrillion times a year).

Supercomputers can be simulated more precisely, such as large-scale phenomena become fast enough, difficult of the experiment, as well as basic science, a large ripple effect is expected to have an industry such as the development of automobiles and aircraft. Development competition is intense, and the United States and Europe in the late 2010s the goal, each seeking to develop the next generation of the same class quintillion times. 13 during the year are summarized in the policy development of the successor of the "Kei" the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

You just made ​​the remark as some lawmakers. I want it promoted the development of a successor as soon as possible aiming at the world.


スーパーコンピューターの計算能力の世界順位「ＴＯＰ５００」が１８日発表された。

　昨年６月と１１月に２期連続１位だった理化学研究所と富士通のスパコン「京(けい)」は、１秒あたり１京５１０兆回（１京は１兆の１万倍）の計算速度で、２位に陥落。米ローレンス・リバモア国立研究所の新鋭機「セコイア」（同１京６３２４兆回）に王座を明け渡した。

スパコンは高速になるほど、実験の難しい大規模な現象などをより精密に模擬することができ、基礎科学のほか、自動車や航空機の開発など産業にも大きな波及効果が期待される。開発競争は激しく、米国と欧州は２０１０年代後半を目標に、同１００京回級の次世代機の開発をそれぞれ目指している。文部科学 省も「京」の後継機の開発方針を１３年度中にまとめる。
　ある国会議員の発言通りになってしまいましたね。世界一をめざして後継機の開発を早急に進めて欲しいですね。