China Launches 3-Layer Computing Ark With 16 Tools to Boost Domestic GPU Software
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Updated · Global Times · Jun 29
China Launches 3-Layer Computing Ark With 16 Tools to Boost Domestic GPU Software
1 articles · Updated · Global Times · Jun 29
Summary
CNIC on Monday unveiled the “Yisuan Computing Ark,” a full-stack platform designed to help scientific and industrial software run on China’s domestic computing infrastructure.
The release targets a key bottleneck in high-performance computing: software often struggles to adapt to domestic GPUs, code migration is labor-intensive, and researchers face cumbersome operating workflows.
Three integrated layers underpin the platform: a bottom-layer library with 16 optimized computing tools, the BoundX model that automates cross-system code conversion, and the Agent-HiReFlow environment that simplifies simulation and job scheduling.
CNIC said the toolset can deliver more than 10 times faster performance in key calculations while cutting the cost and technical barriers for research institutes and industrial users to adopt domestic computing power.
The launch aims to close a software-ecosystem gap that has lagged China’s hardware advances, supporting a more independent scientific computing stack and further upgrades in AI for Science and engineering applications.