D5-2 The Trends of Supercomputer(Discussions and Concluding Remarks,Session 5 : Utilization of Computers,SIMAP'88 Proceedings of International Symposium on Strategy of Innovation in Materials Processing-New Challenge for the 21st Century-)
The history, definition, architecture, characteristics, applications and future trends of supercomputers are well discussed in the report of Mr. Mitsuru Maruyama of Century Research Center. In this discussion some of these aspects are reported from the following three points of view in order to supplement Mr. Maruyama's report ; 1) Multiprocessor architecture, 2) Size reduction and cooling technology, 3) Some examples in the advanced computational mechanics.