Anders Jensen, EuroHPC JU govt director, said: “I’m proud to announce the launch of the DARE venture which marks a major milestone for European digital sovereignty. This bold initiative will drive innovation in each {hardware} and software program applied sciences and leverage the complete energy of HPC and AI to develop safe, environment friendly and European-led options for the long run.”
Europe has traditionally relied on foreign-built processors and software program to drive HPC-AI programs, leaving key industries weak to produce chain disruptions and exterior dependencies, EuroHPC JU stated. DARE seeks to vary that by growing totally European-designed processors, the important constructing blocks of future supercomputers. This may guarantee Europe can management its personal technological future, benefiting industries, researchers, and residents alike.
DARE is ready to create three new European designed and owned computing chips:
- Vector accelerator (VEC) to reinforce scientific and engineering simulations.
- AI Processing Unit (AIPU) designed for AI-powered functions like language processing and information evaluation.
- Basic-purpose processors (GPP) optimized for high-performance supercomputing duties.
These chips will energy next-generation European supercomputers, serving to researchers deal with important challenges akin to drug discovery, local weather change modeling, and renewable power options.
Anders Jensen, EuroHPC JU Government Director
Osman Unsal, DARE Principal Investigator at BSC, said: “DARE is daring to begin from the highest of the technological complexity pile and produce European-designed processor chips for supercomputers, paving the best way for Europe’s digital sovereignty.”
To make sure speedy progress, DARE will undertake a {hardware} (HW)/software program(SW) design strategy, utilizing real-world functions to fine-tune efficiency and capabilities. This strategy will speed up innovation and assist the rising demand for energy-efficient excessive efficiency computing.
Residence to MareNostrum 5, certainly one of Europe’s strongest supercomputers, BSC has been a frontrunner in HPC analysis for years. With DARE, it’ll assist drive the event of Europe’s first totally homegrown supercomputing system.
A consortium of 38 European companions, led by BSC, is collaborating on the DARE venture to advance digital autonomy in HPC and AI. Openchip, Axelera AI, Codasip, imec and JÜLICH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTRE (JSC) at FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH will function technical leads, driving key improvements throughout the venture.
Because the venture coordinator, BSC performs a key function in advancing Europe’s supercomputing capabilities. In addition to being total coordinator, BSC may even lead roadmapping in addition to the VEC pathfinding efforts whereas taking part in HW and SW growth actions.
DARE is greater than only a analysis venture—it’s a strategic transfer in direction of technological sovereignty. By growing Europe’s personal processors and computing stack, the venture will pave the best way for future generations of supercomputers which can be designed, constructed, and optimized in Europe.
By the top of this section, DARE may have laid the muse for a European HPC ecosystem, guaranteeing that Europe stays on the forefront of scientific discovery, innovation, and digital autonomy, in line with EuroHPC JU.
Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe (DARE SGA1) is a large-scale European supercomputing venture that has obtained funding from the EuroHPC JU below grant settlement No 101202459.
DARE goals to develop prototype HPC and AI programs primarily based on EU-designed and developed industry-standard chiplets, utilizing the newest silicon know-how nodes to attain the very best efficiency and power effectivity. This three-year, 38 companions initiative, with a finances of €240 million and coordinated by BSC , will develop a complete supercomputing compute stack, that includes high-performance and energy-efficient processors designed and developed in Europe, enabled by an optimized software program stack.
