US Energy Department and AMD Launch $1 Billion Supercomputing & AI Alliance

Partnership Value: $1 billion joint initiative between DOE and AMD
Supercomputers Named: Lux and Discovery
Focus Areas: Nuclear energy, cancer research, national security
Technology Backbone: AMD&rsquo;s AI chips and HPC architecture
Deployment: Across DOE&rsquo;s national laboratories for scientific and defense applications

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The US Department of Energy has partnered with AMD in a $1 billion initiative to build two cutting-edge supercomputers—Lux and Discovery—integrating advanced AI chips. The collaboration aims to accelerate breakthroughs in nuclear energy, cancer research, and national security through high-performance computing.