Pure Computational Power

Second Generation CNP 2.0 beats Super PC Cluster
The CNP 2.0 is a flexible platform utilizing FPGA technology for extreme performance computing, such as real time signal processing, image processing and system simulations, or as an accelerator in HPC applications. The CNP’s unique solutions for internal communication and resource scheduling provide unsurpassed scalability and extreme computational power. The overall architecture is well suited for seamless integration into larger system environments.

CNP 2.0 is based on state-of-the-art technology for reconfigurable logic, utilizing the extensive Xilinx® Virtex-4 FPGA family, which represents a major breakthrough in performance.

The system is built with a modular approach, each module carrying 4 Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs. Each chassi, utilizing the 19" form-factor, houses up to 16 modules. The modules have extreme inter- and intra-board communication bandwidths with an aggregated bandwithd of 32 Gbyte/s per section of eight boards. Each board carries 5 Gbyte of DRAM with a 14 Gbyte/s aggregated bandwidth per board, and 40 Mbyte of fast cache SRAM with a 13 Gbyte/s aggregated bandwitdth per board.

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