US$ 19.4M expansion contract announced
LNCC announced an agreement with Eviden for a 17 PFLOPS expansion. This predates the public PBIA launch and was later described as its first stage.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗A expansão de 17 PFLOPS foi contratada, testada, entregue e registrada no TOP500. Contratos assinados também documentam infraestrutura de arrefecimento. O alvo original, porém, era Top 5; a evidência sustenta entrega parcial, não conclusão da promessa.
Atualizar o supercomputador Santos Dumont no LNCC para ficar entre os cinco sistemas de maior capacidade de processamento da lista TOP500 em cinco anos.IA para o Bem de Todos — Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024–2028src-pbia-2024 ↗
LNCC announced an agreement with Eviden for a 17 PFLOPS expansion. This predates the public PBIA launch and was later described as its first stage.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗The baseline plan sets a five-year target for updating Santos Dumont into the five largest systems on TOP500, with R$ 1.8 billion in projected resources.
Source: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação ↗FACC and Bull signed a R$5.5 million contract, with LNCC as intervening party, for chillers and Ecodry equipment under Petrobras cooperation term 0050.0124080.23.9.
Source: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da Computação Científica ↗LNCC and Eviden teams completed the final acceptance test for six BullSequana XH3000 racks in France.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗LNCC recorded delivery of more than 20 tonnes of equipment in three trucks.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗LNCC's delivery notice explicitly described the 17 PFLOPS update as the first stage of PBIA. This links a pre-launch contract to the plan without equating it to the full Top 5 promise.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗The expanded system appeared at position 89 in the November 2024 TOP500 list, short of the plan's Top 5 target.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗A signed amendment replaced the proposed cooling solution, reduced the global contract value to R$2,424,569.49 and extended the term to 140 days from contracting and purchase order.
Source: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da Computação Científica ↗LNCC's formal annual report again records a US$19.4 million contract with Eviden, the November delivery and the expansion's status as PBIA's first stage.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗The later publication retains the Top 5-in-five-years promise and R$1.8 billion projection, while explicitly identifying investments already underway and new LNCC expansion investments as action components.
Source: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação; Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos ↗The current machine page describes a live, configured system with approximately 20 PFLOPS of installed capacity.
Source: Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica ↗LNCC's delivery notice explicitly described the 17 PFLOPS update as the first stage of PBIA. This links a pre-launch contract to the plan without equating it to the full Top 5 promise.
A signed amendment replaced the proposed cooling solution, reduced the global contract value to R$2,424,569.49 and extended the term to 140 days from contracting and purchase order.
The later publication retains the Top 5-in-five-years promise and R$1.8 billion projection, while explicitly identifying investments already underway and new LNCC expansion investments as action components.
Santos Dumont will be updated to rank among the five largest systems on TOP500 in five years.
Confirmed as an authentic plan commitment, not as a completed outcome.
IA para o Bem de Todos — Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024–2028 ↗LNCC and Eviden signed a US$ 19.4 million contract to extend Santos Dumont by 17 PFLOPS.
LNCC's 2024 annual report independently corroborates the contract and value. The MoU described at the forum appears to be a separate ceremonial instrument. No payment stage is inferred.
Expansão do Supercomputador Santos Dumont ↗The 17 PFLOPS expansion was the first stage of PBIA.
Confirmed as LNCC's official characterization. It does not establish that the entire PBIA action was delivered.
LNCC recebe novos equipamentos para aumentar capacidade do Supercomputador Santos Dumont ↗