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EU awards Bull €387.8M contract for LUMI-AI supercomputer in Finland, with AMD chips, as EuroHPC says demand for AI computing exceeds capacity

The European Union has awarded French state-owned Bull a €387.8 million contract to build the LUMI-AI supercomputer in Finland, featuring AMD chips. This initiative aims to enhance AI computing capacity amid rising demand, as EuroHPC officials report that current capabilities are insufficient to meet needs.

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The European Union has awarded a €387.8 million contract to French state-owned Bull to construct the LUMI-AI supercomputer in Finland, marking the company's largest order to date. This project is part of the EU's strategy to enhance its AI computing capabilities and reduce reliance on the US and China.1246

The LUMI-AI supercomputer will utilize AMD's Instinct MI430X accelerators and sixth-generation EPYC processors, boasting 256 cores. It is designed to deliver ten times the AI capacity of the current system, addressing the growing demand for AI computing power. EuroHPC officials have noted that they are currently unable to meet all requests for computing resources, with Evangelos Floros, EuroHPC's infrastructure head, stating, "Right now, we have to reject some applications because we cannot satisfy all these demands."35

The LUMI-AI is expected to be operational in the second half of 2027, installed alongside the existing LUMI supercomputer. This initiative is part of a broader effort backed by an €8.2 billion budget through 2027, which aims to establish 19 AI Factories across 12 supercomputers. As demand for AI computing continues to rise, the EU is taking significant steps to bolster its technological infrastructure and capabilities.

Bull will collaborate with IBM for storage solutions and Nokia for networking technology, further enhancing the supercomputer's capabilities. The deal comes shortly after Bull was separated from the debt-laden Atos, positioning it for growth in the AI sector.

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“The €387.8 million figure covers the entire system, including installation, delivery, and maintenance, with AMD's revenue share undisclosed. EuroHPC's infrastructure head Evangelos Floros said the network must reject some applications because it cannot satisfy all demands, with capacity constraints expected to ease as new systems come online from late this year.”
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“The European Union on Monday awarded French state-owned Bull a ‌387.8 million euro ($449.4 million) contract to build a new AI-focused supercomputer, the company's largest-ever order, as Europe seeks to expand computing capacity and close the gap with the ​United States and China.”
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