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European Exascale Processor Memory Node Design

Objective

ExaNoDe will investigate, develop integrate and validate the building blocks (technology readiness level 5) for a highly efficient, highly integrated, multi-way, high-performance, heterogeneous compute element aimed towards exascale computing. It will build on multiple European initiatives for scalable computing, utilizing low- power processors and advanced nanotechnologies. ExaNoDe will draw heavily on the Unimem memory and system design paradigm defined within the EUROSERVER FP7 project, providing low-latency, high-bandwidth and resilient memory access, scalable to Exabyte levels.

The ExaNoDe compute element aims towards exascale compute goals through:
• Integration of the most advanced low-power processors and accelerators (across scalar, SIMD, GPGPU and FPGA processing elements) supported by research and innovation in the deployment of associated nanotechnologies and in the mechanical requirements to enable the development of a high-density, high-performance integrated compute element with advanced thermal characteristics and connectivity to the next generation of system interconnect and storage;
• Undertaking essential research to ensure the ExaNoDe compute element provides necessary support of HPC applications including I/O and storage virtualization techniques, operating system and semantically aware runtime capabilities and PGAS, OpenMP and MPI paradigms;
• The development of a hardware emulation of interconnect to enable the evaluation of Unimem for the deployment of multiple compute elements and to leverage the potential of the ExaNoDe approach for HPC applications.

Each aspect of ExaNoDe is aligned with the goals of the ETP4HPC. The work will be steered by first-hand experience and analysis of high-performance applications and their requirements; investigations being carried out with “mini-application” abstractions and the tuning of their kernels.

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
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€ 3 041 945,00
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Rue Leblanc 25
75015 Paris 15
France

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00

Participants (12)

ARM LIMITED
United Kingdom
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€ 203 267,50
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Fulbourn Road 110
CB1 9NJ Cambridge

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East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 0,00
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH
Switzerland
Net EU contribution
€ 482 103,75
Address
Raemistrasse 101
8092 Zuerich

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Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS
Greece
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€ 1 091 500,00
Address
N Plastira Str 100
70013 Irakleio

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Ηράκλειο Κρήτη Νησιά Αιγαίου
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
Germany
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€ 372 500,00
Address
Hansastrasse 27c
80686 Munchen

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Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00
SCAPOS AG
Germany
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€ 524 400,00
Address
Fraunhofer Institutszentrum Schloss Birlinghoven
53757 Sankt Augustin

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
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Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 0,00
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
United Kingdom
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€ 780 068,75
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Oxford Road
M13 9PL Manchester

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North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
BULL SAS
France
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€ 229 000,00
Address
Rue Jean Jaures 68
78340 Les Clayes Sous Bois

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 0,00
VIRTUAL OPEN SYSTEMS
France
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€ 484 375,00
Address
17 Rue Lakanal
38000 Grenoble

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 0,00
BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION
Spain
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€ 568 000,00
Address
Calle Jordi Girona 31
08034 Barcelona

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Este Cataluña Barcelona
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€ 0,00
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH
Germany
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€ 357 922,50
Address
Wilhelm Johnen Strasse
52428 Julich

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Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Düren
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€ 0,00
KALRAY SA
France
Net EU contribution
€ 125 000,00
Address
180 Avenue De L' Europe Immeuble Le Sun
38330 Montbonnot

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 0,00
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
France
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€ 369 165,00
Address
Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00