Companies/NEC
Tokyo, Japan
NEC
SX vector architecture, used in the Earth Simulator and continued in the SX-Aurora TSUBASA line.
Systems this company appears in
- Systems
- 1
- Aggregate Rmax
- 35.86 TFlop/s
- Aggregate power
- 0 kW
- First appearance
- 2002-03
- Most recent
- 2002-03
- Concentration
- 100%
systems it appears in
where disclosed
largest is Earth Simulator
Aggregate Rmax is the sum of the systems this company supplies any part of. It is not revenue and not attributable share: an integrator and a memory vendor in the same machine both count its full FLOPS here. Attribution weighted by role is Phase 4.
Role breakdown
| Role | Systems | Rmax in those systems |
|---|---|---|
| Integrator | 1 | 35.86 TFlop/s |
| CPU | 1 | 35.86 TFlop/s |
| Interconnect | 1 | 35.86 TFlop/s |
| Cooling | 1 | 35.86 TFlop/s |
Appearances
| System | Supplied as | Shipped under | Rmax | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Simulator Japan · 2002-03 | CPU, Interconnect, Integrator, Cooling | NEC | 35.86 TFlop/s | #1 June 2002 → |
Parts supplied
| Part | Category | Generation | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEC SX-6 vector processor | CPUs | SX | 2002 |
| NEC Earth Simulator crossbar | Interconnect | SX | 2002 |