スパコン「富岳」、省電力世界一　「京」後継機―富士通・理研

　富士通と国立研究開発法人の理化学研究所は１８日、共同開発中のスーパーコンピューター「富岳（ふがく）」の試作機が、少ない消費電力で効率的に計算する性能で世界首位になったと発表した。米国で開催中のスパコンに関する国際会議で、研究者らが作成した世界ランキングが公表された。
　富岳は８月に運用を終えた「京（けい）」の後継機として、２０２１年ごろの稼働開始を目指している。京の１００倍以上の計算能力と、消費電力性能の向上を追求しており、富岳の高い省電力性能が証明された形だ。（2019/11/18-23:03）

A prototype of Japan's supercomputer Fugaku has been rated the world's No. 1 in terms of performance with low power consumption, according to its developers, Fujitsu Ltd. and research institute Riken.
   The prototype topped the rankings made by researchers and released at an international supercomputer conference in the United States, according to the developers' announcement Monday.
   Fugaku is the successor to the Asian country's K computer, which was shut down in August.
   The Fugaku project aims to put into operation around 2021 the new supercomputer, which is expected to have more than 100 times its predecessor's computing power and advanced power-saving features.
   Fugaku is being developed at a Fujitsu factory in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, and is due to be installed at the Riken Center for Computational Science in the western city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.