Japan will build the world's fastest supercomputer

Japan is said to be returning to the supercomputing power group when the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry recently announced it would spend $ 173 million to build a supercomputer capable of implementing 130 million billions of calculations per second (130 petaflops).

Japan wants to build supercomputers that can perform 130 million calculations per second.

According to TechCrunch, this supercomputer is called AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure (ABCI). If successfully built, ABCI will surpass Sunway Taihulight - the world's fastest-recognized Chinese supercomputer in the summer with 93 petaflops.

Japan already has some big plans for supercomputers, using record speed to help the country develop progress in artificial intelligence technology such as deep-learning.

With a capacity of 130 million billion calculations per second, this supercomputer will be the perfect multi-tasking solution, offering many benefits in the self-driving, medical and robotics industries. The computer is expected to be licensed for domestic companies to use with an undisclosed cost.

Currently, Fujitsu's Oak Forest-PACS is certified as the country's fastest computer with the ability to calculate 13.6 million calculations per second (13.6 petaflops).