To handle large amounts of data from detailed brain models,
IBM, EPFL, and ETH Zürich are collaborating on a new hybrid memory strategy for
supercomputers. This will help the Blue Brain Project and the Human Brain
Project achieve their goals.
Motivated by extraordinary requirements for neuroscience,
IBM Research, EPFL, and ETH Zürich through the Swiss National Supercomputing
Center CSCS, are exploring how to combine different types of memory – DRAM,
which is standard for computer memory, and flash memory that is akin to USB
sticks – for less expensive and optimal supercomputing performance.