Is an AMD Arm superchip in the works? Fujitsu will collaborate with Team Red in the areas of AI, HPC, open source and Monaka Arm technology
- Fujitsu and AMD are working together to develop energy-efficient HPC/AI platforms
- The partnership aims to broaden access to AI and support open source
- Monaka chip features 288 cores, 2nm process, Armv9-A architecture
Fujitsu and AMD have announced a new strategic partnership focused on the development of HPC and AI platforms.
This collaboration will combine Fujitsu’s ARM-based processor technology with AMD’s GPU expertise, with the aim of building energy-efficient and open-source solutions that meet the growing demand for diverse, cost-effective computing architectures.
The partnership, formalized in a memorandum of understanding, includes joint efforts in technology development, commercialization and ecosystem expansion, with the aim of creating high-performance computing platforms by 2027.
Instinct accelerators
At the heart of this collaboration is Fujitsu’s next-generation Arm-based processor, the Monaka chip, which will be released in 2027.
As we first reported in July 2024, Monaka will feature Armv9-A architecture, a 2nm process for high performance and energy efficiency, and a 288-core structure (144 cores per socket). Notably, Monaka is moving away from high-bandwidth memory in favor of PCIe 6.0 (CXL3.0), improving scalability and connectivity. This processor is expected to build on Fujitsu’s work with the A64FX chip, used in the Fugaku supercomputer, and could support the upcoming FugakuNEXT project, scheduled for 2030.
AMD will support Monaka with its Instinct accelerators, giving customers flexible options for handling massive AI workloads while optimizing data center costs. The collaboration will also leverage AMD’s ROCm software stack and Fujitsu’s proprietary software, developing an open source ecosystem to accelerate the development of AI and HPC applications.
This joint venture also includes global marketing efforts and customer engagement, as well as a shared customer center to support the development and implementation of AI technologies.
“By combining AMD’s innovative GPU technology with Fujitsu’s low-power/high-performance processor Fujitsu-Monaka, we aim to create an environment where more companies can use AI while reducing power consumption by data centers,” said Vivek Mahajan . , CTO of Fujitsu.
