Q.ANT deploys second-generation photonic processors at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre

Q.ANT/Photonic Native Processing Unit

Q.ANT installed second-generation NPUs at LRZ under a German research ministry project on hybrid digital-analog HPC. In LRZ evaluations they showed more than 50x higher matrix-multiplication throughput and 6x lower energy use on typical workloads.

• Installed via standard PCIe beside CPUs and GPUs.
• Uses: climate modelling, real-time medical imaging, fusion materials simulation.
• Q.ANT says doing maths in light removes on-chip heat and cooling needs.