Japan's sequel to Fugaku supercomputer will be Arm'd to the teeth

Fujitsu has bagged the contract to design Japan's next-gen supercomputer to succeed the Fugaku system, and it looks set to be another Arm-based behemoth, using a CPU derived from its upcoming MONAKA datacenter silicon.

According to the IT giant, Japan's High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) Program Steering Committee has chosen the RIKEN research institute as the primary entity responsible for developing the nation's next-gen flagship super, which in turn has awarded Fujitsu the contract to design it.

Provisionally named "FugakuNEXT," the contract covers the overall system, including compute nodes plus the processors used, and the basic design phase is scheduled to run until February 27, 2026.

No details of the contract or its value were specified. We asked Fujitsu for further information, and will update if we get a response.

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