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by fuzzyset 2551 days ago
The focus on supercomputing seems odd. x86 is not nearly as dominant in supercomputing as it is in servers. A quick look at the TOP500 shows many other architectures (top 3 aren't x86). Is there something a homegrown x86 chip would give China over top of the line Intel silicon? Does Intel have secret IP on the die that only the US govt can access?