
By The Associated Press, June 20, 2016
Sunway TaihuLight is the 1st computer using only Chinese-designed processors to earn ‘fastest’ title
A Chinese supercomputer has topped a list of the world’s fastest computers for the seventh straight year — and for the first time the winner uses only Chinese-designed processors instead of U.S. technology.
The announcement Monday is a new milestone for Chinese supercomputer development and a further erosion of past U.S. dominance of the field.