过去一年来,国际媒体异常关注“超级计算机500强”(Top500)排行榜,美、中、日三国的超级计算机在此排行榜上戏剧性地相继超越,甚至引起了美国白宫的注意。Top500由美、德科学家编制,自1993年来每年6月和11月在国际超级计算大会上发布,列出世界上运行速度最快的500台超级计算机。其实,国际专家圈子早就注意到了中美日的超级计算机研发竞争。2004年的Top500前十名中首次 Over the past year, the international media have been paying close attention to the Top500 list. The supercomputers in the United States, China, and Japan have dramatically surpassed this list and even attracted the attention of the White House. Developed by scientists in the United States and Germany, the Top500 has been released at the International Supercomputing Conference in June and November each year since 1993, listing 500 of the world’s fastest supercomputers. In fact, the international expert circle has long noticed the supercomputer R & D competition in China, the United States and Japan. Top500 in Top500 for the first time in 2004