The Global Supercomputer Conference is held every two years. Jointly organized by the IEEE Association and the Association for Computing Machinery, it discusses the latest technologies, products and development trends in high-performance computing, networking, storage and analytics in the field of global IT technology.

In China, it is rare to see reports of this conference. For no other reason, there are too few companies and institutions in China that are qualified to participate in this global supercomputer conference. Even if there were, there were no creative technological products, so the media and the public were not very interested in it.

The last big news about this conference was Huaxia's creative launch of the Shenwei supercomputer, which was rated by the judges of the supercomputer conference as the world's fastest supercomputer.

"Participating in this global supercomputer conference?" Su Zhirong raised her eyebrows and said, "This time it will be held at the New Orleans Convention Center in the United States. ”

"It is expected that more than 400 companies, universities, supercomputing centers, HPC (handheld computer) research institutes and associations will participate. 3M, AMD, Altair, Cisco, Fujitsu, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, HP, Hitachi, ...... These well-known companies will participate in the conference. ”

"What do you mean by exhibiting our quantum computers and the latest intelligence technologies at the conference?"

"That's right!" Lu Zixin nodded, "The impact of this kind of meeting is all over the world, and this kind of publicity should not be in vain." What better time than to usher in a new computer age?"

"Then you have to surprise them!" Su Zhirong smiled slightly, only the core members of Hongxin knew what kind of achievements they had achieved!

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At the New Orleans Convention Center, USA, members from the IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery are preparing to organize the latest Global Supercomputer Conference.

Each conference has a theme, and the theme of this conference is to explore the development of new computers and artificial intelligence technology.

The new type of computer refers to what photonic computers, biological computers, superconducting quantum computers, etc., of course, mainly superconducting quantum computers.

Artificial intelligence technology does not need to be mentioned, in recent years, as long as there are conferences related to the computer industry, this topic must be indispensable.

In a conference center, key members from the two associations are discussing the preparations for the meeting.

IEEE International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, although a non-profit science and technology association, has nearly 200 countries and hundreds of thousands of members. But most of its core members belong to the United States.

Not to mention the Association for Computing Machinery, which is an authoritative organization in the United States.

"In addition to researching and discussing computer technology and selecting the latest supercomputers, we have another important thing to do at this conference. "Quantum computers have developed rapidly in recent years, and there has been a trend of large-scale commercialization of quantum computers recently. ”

"So at this meeting, we're going to vote on the standards for quantum computers. Formulate an international unified data standard for quantum computers!"

The members had known about this for a long time, and their faces were all unshocked, but they had their own plans in their hearts.

The man continued: "A total of 16 universities, companies or research institutes have applied for the quantum computer standard this time, and they will also present during the conference. We're going to be holding a big poll, so get ready. ”

At the end of the meeting, some members also made an appointment to discuss the matter privately.

This standard vote is not a trivial matter, which means that in the future, quantum computers around the world will be produced and manufactured in accordance with the established standards, and it also represents the leading or even monopoly of core technology!

In the science and technology world, there is a saying that first-class enterprises set technical standards, second-rate enterprises make brands, and third-rate enterprises sell products.

In the computer industry, international companies such as Intel, AMD, and Nvidia are the standard-setters.

Traditional standards for the production of computer chips and computer machines are inseparable from them. So they can spread their business all over the world openly and overlook all living beings in the computer industry!

Just like the previous communications industry, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, etc. are the standard-setters, and the earlier Chinese manufacturers such as Hongxin are only product and brand operators.

It was not until Hongxin's Sky Network plan was successful, and a new 6G communication standard and virtual projection technology standard were formulated using chip technology, which reached the peak of the communication industry.

For the current computer industry, Hongxin Group is only a "little white" who has just stepped into this field, while companies such as Intel are the makers of the rules of the game, which cannot be said in the same year.

"This Chinese company has also been selected as one of the quantum computer standards?" In an international hotel, several key members of the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE are discussing privately.

"Yes, Hongxin Group. A few months ago, they published a paper in the journal Science, claiming that they already had a superconducting quantum computer capable of manipulating 20 qubits, as well as superconducting quantum chips. One person replied, "So the association not only invited them to participate, but also included their criteria as one of the candidates." ”

This person is one of the vice chairmen of the IEEE International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Internal Executive Committee, Tolan Bell. He is an authentic American, and he is also an honorary professor of electrical engineering at a prestigious American university.

"This is the first time that Huaxia enterprises can also join the standard candidates. A member of the Association for Computing Machinery said.

Not only that, but it seems that there are more Chinese enterprises and institutions participating in the conference this year than last time. Someone frowned slightly and said, "And we have reduced it." ”

What this represents is the replacement of corporate power.

"Okay, let's talk about the vote. Someone said, "Who should we vote for?"

Everyone silently remembered the candidates on the list, the first of which was Intel's quantum computer standard, as well as AMD, IBM and other companies, the Quantum Research Laboratory of Stanford University in the United States, D-ave Computer Company in Canada, the Institute of Quantum Optics in Germany, and so on.

These people represent a significant portion of the vote, and if they can agree, the result will not be much worse.

"Intel, of course, I think they're the best at doing in the field of quantum computers. "Intel has shown us that their superconducting quantum computer can reach the performance of a supercomputer. ”

"I think the standards of the German institute are a little stricter. Other comments were made.