MELTRIC is proud to announce that its advanced plugs and receptacles are now being utilized at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for its groundbreaking Venado project. This collaboration highlights MELTRIC's commitment to providing reliable and high-performance solutions for critical scientific and technological advancements.
In a recent news feature, LANL introduced a new artificial intelligence council, emphasizing the pivotal role of AI in various research initiatives. According to Jason Pruet, Director of LANL’s AI Office Council, "we’re seeing advances that we would not have expected to see in 20 years or 50 years in some cases." With over 100 AI projects, the laboratory is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to predict ocean currents, improve mental health, and more. Read the full story on the AI council here.
About the Venado Supercomputer
LANL’s Venado supercomputer, developed in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and NVIDIA, represents a significant leap forward in supercomputing capabilities. The new HPE Cray EX supercomputer with NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips is designed to tackle high-performance computing and large-scale AI applications. The system was officially unveiled on April 15, 2024, at the Nicholas C. Metropolis Center for Modeling and Simulation.
“Venado adds to our cutting-edge supercomputing that advances national security and basic research, and it will accelerate how we integrate artificial intelligence into meeting those challenges,” said Thom Mason, director of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The Venado system, consisting of 2,560 direct, liquid-cooled Nvidia Grace Hopper Superchips and 920 Nvidia Grace CPU Superchips, each containing 144 Arm cores, is networked with HPE Slingshot 11 interconnect. The system is the first large-scale deployment of Nvidia Grace CPU Superchips in the United States, capable of achieving 10 exaflops of peak AI performance using FP8 precision.
David Turk, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, remarked, “with its ability to incorporate artificial intelligence approaches, we are looking forward to seeing how the Venado system at Los Alamos can deliver new and meaningful results for areas of interest.”
MELTRIC's robust electrical connections ensure the reliable performance of Venado’s superchips, enabling significant advancements in fields such as materials science, renewable energy, and astrophysics. “As the first U.S. supercomputer powered by NVIDIA Grace Hopper, the Venado system delivers groundbreaking performance and energy efficiency to accelerate scientific discovery,” said Ian Buck, vice president of Hyperscale and HPC at NVIDIA.
Trish Damkroger, Senior Vice President and General Manager of HPC & AI Infrastructure Solutions at HPE, added, “powerful supercomputing with AI-driven capabilities will enable researchers to make high-impact breakthroughs and solve real-world problems in this next era of scientific discovery.”
Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, LANL continues to demonstrate cutting-edge research and engineering achievements with industry-leading supercomputing. The Venado system, with its AI-driven capabilities, is set to make impactful contributions in various scientific and technological fields.
Tackling AI with Venado
For more details on the Venado supercomputer and its impact, watch the video featuring Thom Mason, Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, discussing the newly installed supercomputer here.
MELTRIC is honored to contribute to such a monumental project, ensuring that LANL's researchers have the reliable electrical connections needed to drive innovation and discovery.
MELTRIC in Data Centers
To learn more about MELTRIC for data centers, please view the MELTRIC Data Center webpage.