Exascale Research: Preparing for the Post-Moore Era

Snir, Marc; Gropp, William D.; Kogge, Peter

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Exascale Research: Preparing for the Post-Moore Era

Author(s)

• Snir, Marc
• Gropp, William D.
• Kogge, Peter

Issue Date

2011-06-19

Keyword(s)

• Exascale
• High-Performance Computing
• Supercomputing
• Moore's Law

Abstract

• Achieving exascale performance at the end of this decade or the beginning of next decade is essential for progress in science – including progress on problems of major societal impact (such as weather or environmental impact); essential for the continued certification of the nuclear stockpile; and essential to our national security. • The rate of advance in the performance of CMOS technology is slowing down and is likely to plateau mid next decade. No alternative technology is ready for deployment. • Therefore, achieving exascale performance in 20 years may not be significantly cheaper than achieving it in 10 years – even if we could afford the wait. • It is essential (for continued progress in solving major societal problems, nuclear stockpile, security) to have a sustained growth in supercomputer performance and sustained advantage over competitors and potential enemies. • To achieve this continued growth, we need research on (a) using CMOS more efficiently and (b) accelerating the development and deployment of a CMOS replacement. • (a) is (or should be) the focus of exascale research: How to get significantly higher compute efficiencies from a fixed transistor or energy budget. (b) is essential to explore, even if not for exascale in 10 years, as it will be necessary to continue beyond exascale.

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