Fujitsu's supercomputer "Fugaku" shipping ceremony

On April 2, Fujitsu held a ceremony at its subsidiary Fujitsu IT Products (FJIT) in Kahoku City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the supercomputer is being jointly developed with RIKEN. FJIT started production of the central processing unit (CPU) in March. FJIT started production of the central processing units (CPUs) in March and plans to manufacture more than 60 racks every month, completing the shipment of more than 400 units in total by June 2008. Fujitsu President Takahito Tokita (second from the left in the photo) expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "We will do our best to manufacture and maintain Fugaku in order to contribute to social issues around the world. Fujitsu IT Products, Kahoku City, Ishikawa Prefecture, December 2, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images