New-Tech Europe Magazine | June 2019

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of the AI Training processor landscape.” “Facebook is seeking to provide open platforms for innovation around which our industry can converge,” said Vijay Rao, Director of Technology, Strategy at Facebook. “We are pleased that the Habana Goya AI inference processor has

or 20 ports of 50Gb Ethernet. Habana is also introducing an 8-Gaudi system called HLS-1, which includes eight HL-205 Mezzanine cards, with PCIe connectors for external Host connectivity and 24 100Gbps Ethernet ports for connecting to off-the-shelf Ethernet switches, thus allowing scaling-up in a

implemented and open-sourced the backend for the Glow machine learning compiler and that the Habana Gaudi AI training processor is supporting the OCP Accelerator Module (OAM) specification.” The Gaudi Processor is fully programmable and customizable, incorporating a second- generation Tensor Processing Core (TPC™) cluster, along with development tools, libraries, and a compiler, that collectively deliver a comprehensive and flexible solution. Habana Labs’ SynapseAI™ software stack consists of a rich kernel library and open toolchain for customers to add proprietary kernels. Habana will be sampling the Gaudi to select customers in the second half of 2019. For more information on Gaudi AI Training and Goya AI inference processors, please visit www.habana.ai

standard 19’’ rack by populating multiple HLS-1 systems. Gaudi is the second purpose-built AI processor to be launched by Habana Labs in the past year, following the Habana Goya™ AI Inference Processor. Goya has been shipping since Q4, 2018, and has demonstrated industry- leading inference performance, with the industry’s highest throughput, highest power efficiency (images-per-second per Watt), and real-time latency. “Training AI models require exponentially higher compute every year, so it’s essential to address the urgent needs of the datacenter and cloud for radically improved productivity and scalability. With Gaudi’s innovative architecture, Habana delivers the industry’s highest performance while integrating standards-based Ethernet connectivity that enables unlimited scale,” said David Dahan, CEO and Co- founder of Habana Labs. “Gaudi will disrupt the status quo

GE names Michael Keroullé President & CEO of Steam Power

GE announced Michael Keroullé will become President & CEO of the $5 billion business on July 1,2019. Keroullé succeeds Andreas Lusch who will step down after a successful 32- year career in the industry as part of a thoughtfully planned transition process. Michael Keroullé was most recently Steam Power’s Chief

of the Environmental Control business in Europe and the Boiler business in India. His proven ability to deliver value to customers and deep industry experience position him well for the new role. Sacha Parneix, Regional Sales Leader for GE Steam Power MENAT, will take over Michael’s

previous role as Chief Commercial Officer. GE Steam Power provides technology, EPC capability and services for coal and nuclear power plants which combined deliver 50% of the world’s power today.

Commercial Officer and has been with the company for 19 years. During this time he held diverse leadership roles ranging from Project Director to the Managing Director

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