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Synopsys Showcases EDA Performance and Next-Gen Capabilities with NVIDIA Accelerated Computing, Generative AI and Omniverse

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Monday, March 18, 2024

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on more than three decades of collaboration, Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it is working with NVIDIA to substantially accelerate chip design and advance automotive prototyping using the power of AI and accelerated computing. The announcement was made at the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference.

Key Points: 
  • Synopsys Fusion Compiler™: Enables accelerated hybrid CPU/GPU performance scaling across digital placement, providing massive parallelization for compute-intensive exploration and optimization.
  • "Synopsys' EDA suite, together with NVIDIA's accelerated computing architecture, demonstrates the gains that can be achieved for these exceptionally demanding industrial workloads."
  • Synopsys will utilize the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, which includes NVIDIA NeMo™ framework, and NVIDIA NIM inference and NeMo Retriever microservices deployment containers.
  • Synopsys customers will be able to deploy Synopsys.ai Copilot on air-gapped on-prem environments, leveraging the accelerated computing performance of NVIDIA DGX systems .

Ansys and NVIDIA Pioneer Next Era of Computer-Aided Engineering

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Monday, March 18, 2024

PITTSBURGH, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to develop next-generation simulation solutions powered by accelerated computing and generative AI. The expanded collaboration will fuse cutting-edge technologies to advance 6G technologies, supercharge Ansys solvers via NVIDIA GPUs, integrate NVIDIA AI into Ansys software offerings, develop physics-based digital twins, and customize large language models (LLMs) developed with NVIDIA AI foundry services.

Key Points: 
  • The expanded collaboration will fuse cutting-edge technologies to advance 6G technologies, supercharge Ansys solvers via NVIDIA GPUs, integrate NVIDIA AI into Ansys software offerings, develop physics-based digital twins, and customize large language models (LLMs) developed with NVIDIA AI foundry services .
  • Ansys has already connected Ansys AVxcelerate Autonomy ™ to NVIDIA DRIVE Sim powered by the NVIDIA Omniverse platform, and plans to investigate additional integrations across the portfolio, including Ansys STK™ , Ansys LS-DYNA™ , Ansys Fluent™ , and Ansys Perceive EM.
  • Ansys harnesses NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs to boost multiple simulation solutions and prioritizes NVIDIA Blackwell-based processors and NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips for products across the Ansys portfolio, including Ansys Fluent, Ansys LS-Dyna, and Ansys electronics and semiconductor products.
  • Simultaneously, NVIDIA leverages Ansys technology, including semiconductor tools, to enrich virtual models and data center design, ultimately leading to accelerated Ansys solver performance.

The Weather Company Expands Collaboration with NVIDIA to Advance AI-based Weather Forecasting and Visualization Capabilities

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Monday, March 18, 2024

ATLANTA, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to mitigate disruptions from future weather- and climate-related events, The Weather Company today announced an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA in the field of weather forecasting. Leveraging both companies' deep expertise and advanced science and technology capabilities, this collaboration will progress artificial intelligence-based weather prediction and provide improved simulation using real weather data from the world's most accurate weather forecaster1 to better visualize weather's potential impacts on businesses, personal safety and society.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to mitigate disruptions from future weather- and climate-related events, The Weather Company today announced an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA in the field of weather forecasting.
  • "Working to build future climate resilience as a society starts with having accurate, reliable, actionable weather data," said Sheri Bachstein, CEO of The Weather Company.
  • Building on previous work, the expanded collaboration will focus on two main areas:
    The Weather Company is working with NVIDIA to create a first-of-its-kind kilometer-scale, AI-based numerical weather prediction model.
  • The Weather Company's Weatherverse capabilities will be made accessible on NVIDIA Omniverse ,™ the platform for connecting and developing OpenUSD applications.

Fluenta Overcomes CO2 Challenge with Innovative Ultrasonic Sensors

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Monday, March 18, 2024

However, the presence of high concentrations of CO2 in the gas stream has long been an insurmountable challenge to achieving accurate measurements.

Key Points: 
  • However, the presence of high concentrations of CO2 in the gas stream has long been an insurmountable challenge to achieving accurate measurements.
  • These sensors were targeted, amongst other benefits, at overcoming the specific challenges in measuring in high CO2.
  • "We are proud to overcome a long-known limitation of ultrasonic flow meters," Dr Neil C Bird, chief scientist at Fluenta, said.
  • "Fluenta flow meters can measure flare gas with high CO2 concentrations in any pipe size up to 42" using appropriate sensor configurations.

Fluenta Overcomes CO2 Challenge with Innovative Ultrasonic Sensors

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Monday, March 18, 2024

However, the presence of high concentrations of CO2 in the gas stream has long been an insurmountable challenge to achieving accurate measurements.

Key Points: 
  • However, the presence of high concentrations of CO2 in the gas stream has long been an insurmountable challenge to achieving accurate measurements.
  • These sensors were targeted, amongst other benefits, at overcoming the specific challenges in measuring in high CO2.
  • "We are proud to overcome a long-known limitation of ultrasonic flow meters," Dr Neil C Bird, chief scientist at Fluenta, said.
  • "Fluenta flow meters can measure flare gas with high CO2 concentrations in any pipe size up to 42" using appropriate sensor configurations.

NASA to Send Research to Station Aboard 30th SpaceX Resupply Mission

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Friday, March 15, 2024

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New research and technology demonstrations for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency's SpaceX 30th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New research and technology demonstrations for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency's SpaceX 30th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
  • Live launch coverage will air on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website, with prelaunch events starting Tuesday, March 19.
  • NASA and its partners will send studies aboard the mission on plant metabolism in space and a set of new sensors for free-flying Astrobee robots to provide 3D mapping capabilities.
  • On launch day, live coverage of the launch without NASA Television commentary will be carried on the NASA Television media channel.

Global Quantum Technologies Market Report 2024-2034, with Profiles of 200+ Companies Active in the Quantum Technologies Market

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Friday, March 15, 2024

DUBLIN, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Market for Quantum Technologies (Quantum Computing, Cryptography, Communications, Sensors, Batteries) 2024-2035" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Market for Quantum Technologies (Quantum Computing, Cryptography, Communications, Sensors, Batteries) 2024-2035" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Major application areas and techniques currently being researched and developed include:
    Quantum computing - gate-based universal quantum computers, adiabatic quantum annealing, quantum simulators
    Quantum cryptography - quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation, post-quantum cryptography
    Quantum communication - quantum teleportation, quantum repeaters, quantum networks
    Quantum sensing - quantum LiDAR, atomic clocks, quantum radar, quantum imaging
    The Quantum Technologies Market Report is a comprehensive analysis of the rapidly evolving quantum technologies market, covering the key segments of quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum sensing.
  • The report begins with an overview of quantum technologies, discussing the first and second quantum revolutions, current market developments, investment landscape, and global government initiatives.
  • In the quantum sensing segment, the report covers various technologies, including atomic clocks, quantum magnetic field sensors, quantum gravimeters, quantum gyroscopes, quantum image sensors, and quantum radar.

Extropic Emerges from Stealth, aiming to revolutionize Generative AI with Physics-based AI processors

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Friday, March 15, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Extropic, a pioneer in physics-based computing, this week emerged from stealth mode and announced the release of its Litepaper, which outlines the company's revolutionary approach to AI acceleration through thermodynamic computing. Founded in 2022 by Guillaume Verdon, Extropic has been developing novel chips and algorithms that leverage the natural properties of out-of-equilibrium thermodynamic systems to perform probabilistic computations for generative AI applications in a highly efficient manner.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 2022 by Guillaume Verdon, Extropic has been developing novel chips and algorithms that leverage the natural properties of out-of-equilibrium thermodynamic systems to perform probabilistic computations for generative AI applications in a highly efficient manner.
  • The Litepaper delves into Extropic's groundbreaking computational paradigm, which aims to address the limitations of current digital hardware in handling the complex probability distributions required for generative AI.
  • Today's algorithms spend around 25% of their time moving numbers around in memory, limiting the speedup achievable by accelerating specific operations.
  • This funding will accelerate the development of Extropic's computational paradigm and enable the company to push the boundaries of thermodynamic computing for generative AI.

Luminary Cloud Emerges from Stealth, Empowering R&D with Realtime Engineering

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Luminary Cloud, a pioneer in realtime engineering, today announced its official launch out of stealth. A computer-aided engineering (CAE) SaaS platform, Luminary empowers smarter and faster design cycles, allowing engineers to develop better products in a fraction of the time. Backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, which led its $115 million funding, Luminary's customers span industries including aerospace and defense, automotive, sporting goods, industrial equipment, and more.

Key Points: 
  • A computer-aided engineering (CAE) SaaS platform, Luminary empowers smarter and faster design cycles, allowing engineers to develop better products in a fraction of the time.
  • "While software engineering has become more agile thanks to advances in cloud technologies, physical engineering hasn't kept pace, despite increasing pressure to deliver advanced products faster and more efficiently," said Jason Lango, co-founder and CEO of Luminary Cloud.
  • With Luminary, engineering teams save months in their R&D schedules, drastically reducing product testing costs and reducing risk in the process.
  • Luminary has launched their realtime engineering platform for enterprise consumption.

Global 6G Communications Research Report 2023: Terahertz and Optical Materials, Components 2024-2044 with Technology Roadmaps

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Monday, March 11, 2024

DUBLIN, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "6G Communications: Terahertz and Optical Materials, Components 2024-2044 with 32 Forecast Lines, Technology Roadmaps" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "6G Communications: Terahertz and Optical Materials, Components 2024-2044 with 32 Forecast Lines, Technology Roadmaps" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This unique report identifies your huge optical material and component opportunities from 6G Communications as it becomes primarily an optical system.
  • Its 58 pages contain the necessary explanations, new infograms, opportunity identification, leading players, SOFT appraisals, roadmaps and 17 forecasts all 2023-2043.
  • Here are the vital photovoltaic and other optical material manufacturing technologies involved with more on both later in the report.