Hardware Podcasts

H is for Hydrogen | And Holograms | And High Performance Computing

EE Times Current · 13 Mar 2020 · 46m

What this episode covers

Analyst Kevin Crewell explains how AMD won the DOE's El Capitan supercomputer contract by leveraging its coherent CPU-GPU interconnect (Infinity Fabric) and Zen/CDNA architectures, displacing IBM and NVIDIA. CEO Andy Travers of Series Holographics discusses using holographic film to create compact, high-brightness head-up displays for automotive windshields, overcoming previous size and toxicity issues. Editor Mauricio de Palo explains the mechanics of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and the European Commission's Clean Hydrogen Alliance, noting that infrastructure and production methods remain key challenges.

Most relevant to

large enterprises and early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cray, Series Holographics, In Phase Technologies, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota
Products
El Capitan, Frontier, Aurora, CDNA, Zen
Tools
Infinity Fabric
Also
Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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