Three years ago, we had maybe six or less AI accelerators, today there’s over two dozen, and more are coming. One of the first commercially available AI training accelerators was the GPU, and the undisputed leader of that segment was Nvidia. Nvidia was already preeminent in machine learning (ML) and deep-learning (DL) applications and adding neural net acceleration was a … [Read more...] about New development in AI hardware and software is transforming the market
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Nvidia buys The Portland Group
Silicon is stupid without a good compiler. You all know CUDA is coming to mini Kepler, AKA Tegra, right? How did you think that was going to happen, magic dust? Nvidia has been working with the Portland group (PGI) since early 2009. They are the folks that brought C++ and FORTRAN to CUDA, they are very very smart, and match Nvidia’s work ethic: code till you drop, sleep … [Read more...] about Nvidia buys The Portland Group
Nvidia adds ARM platform support to CUDA GPU programming
ARM-based devices are growing at a 10x rate compared to x86 devices. Nvidia continues its expansion of the CUDA parallel computing environment for graphics processors with a new version that works with ARM-based computers. Primarily used for mobile devices, the ARM-based ecosystem is the fastest growing computing category and is now approximately 10 times the size of the x86 … [Read more...] about Nvidia adds ARM platform support to CUDA GPU programming
Syracuse team creates Java compiler for GPU compute
Rootbeer is an open source project that automatically parallelizes Java programming code. Syracuse University Ph.D. candidate Philip C. Pratt-Szeliga, supported by faculty advisors James W. Fawcett and Roy D. Welch, have introduced GPU-parallel programming to the Java ecosphere. The new Rootbeer compiler allows programmers who have wanted to exploit the processing power of … [Read more...] about Syracuse team creates Java compiler for GPU compute
University group deploys UK’s most powerful GPU supercomputer
The new “Emerald” system will be shared with researchers across the UK to drive discovery in astrophysics, genomics and nanotechnology. A group of leading British universities last week deployed United Kingdom’s most powerful GPU-accelerated supercomputer. The new supercomputer "Emerald" will be shared by four U.K.-based universities to drive research across a range of … [Read more...] about University group deploys UK’s most powerful GPU supercomputer
The parallel universe is growing in the NAB world
CUDA, OpenCL, and OpenGL all come into play as professional graphics applications learn to play nice with multiple CPUs and GPUs. There is no good reason why software developers can’t improve the performance of their software by using the new software tools for GPU compute. If you’re a software developer reading that first sentence you might well have just taken your computer … [Read more...] about The parallel universe is growing in the NAB world
Promoting the big video toolbox at NAB
Everybody wants to be the preferred vendor of end-to-end tools for digital video production. Act of Valor proves affordable cinema tools can do the job. By Kathleen Maher At the National Association of Broadcasters convention (NAB) this year, there was a huge amount of excitement as the industry reacts to and adapts to industry shifts. The inflection points are flying … [Read more...] about Promoting the big video toolbox at NAB
Nvidia preaches the GPU compute gospel at NAB
More than 40 vendors had Nvidia GPU technology in their booths. OpenCL is out there, but CUDA is doing well. Nvidia had no new product announcements at the recent National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, but the company did highlight partnerships for its various technologies including GPU compute, its SDKs, and Maximus. Nvidia marketing executive Greg … [Read more...] about Nvidia preaches the GPU compute gospel at NAB
Nvidia updates CUDA programming platform for GPUs
New features aim to make better use of GPUs for scientific and engineering simulation. Nvidia today released a major update to the CUDA parallel computing platform for its graphics processing units (GPUs). Nvidia says the new version offers three key enhancements to make parallel programing with GPUs easier, more accessible, and faster for computational biologists, chemists, … [Read more...] about Nvidia updates CUDA programming platform for GPUs
The Nvidia Jen-Hsun Huang roadshow visits China
Nvidia takes the message of supercomputing on the desktop to the world’s hungriest market for advanced technology. Kathleen Maher reports from Beijing, China. By Kathleen Maher [Editor’s note: A link to a YouTube video of Jen-Hsun Huang’s keynote address from the 2011 Nvidia GPU Technology Conference is posted at the bottom of this article.] Nvidia’s roadshow, the … [Read more...] about The Nvidia Jen-Hsun Huang roadshow visits China