HPCN in China

	NCIC (National Research Center for Intelligent Computer 	Systems)

		- located in Beijing

		-Research topics:
			 Hardware:		SMP and MPP
			 Software:		OS, Prog. Environment

	FUDAN University (Institute of Parallel Processing)

		- located in Shanghai

		- Research topics:
			 Software:		parallelizing compiler

	JIAO TONG University

		located in Shanghai

		Research topics:
			 Software:		HPF compiler

NCIC

	R&D Center on advanced Computer Technology
		 funded by the 863 program

	R&D achievements
		 first China-made SMP (1993)
		 first China-made MPP (1995)

	Collaboration
		 Motorola (joint laboratory)
		 started in 1996

	Human resources
						  16 PhD
		 80 employees    
						  30 MS

	Technology transfer
		 Dawning Information Industry Corp.
		     (June 1993)
		 to sale SMPs and MPPs goal:
		     (10% of the Chinese HPC market)
		     1996:	250-300 units
		     1997:	~ 1000 units~
		 Products
		     - Dawning - I		(SMP)
		     - Dawning 1000		(MPP)
									1000 plus

NCIC Projects
and
Dawning Products

	SMP		MPP

     Dawning - 1 (4-16 processors) 	 Dawning 1000 (32)

     Dawning - 2	 Dawning 1000 plus (64)

		 Dawning 2000 (1998)

					(32 - 128)

						 256

		Research	  Dawning 3000

		projects	                      

		S863		      5000

			goal:	1 Teraflop

Conclusion

	HPCN Technology is considered very important by 	Chinese authorities

		   scientific and engineering computation
		   OLTP application

	NCIC will play an important role

		   involvement in 863 high-tech R&D program
		   future program (S-863):     1998      2010

	Dawning Corporation is an important player in the HPC 	market in China

		   existing product (Dawning-1, 1000, 1000 plus)
		   future product (Dawning-2, 2000, 3000, ...)

	Support from SSTCC, Ministry of Electronic Industry and
	MOFTEC