As chip industry chases AI, US national labs look to newcomers for supercomputers
Published on: May 18, 2026, 5:39 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
America's nuclear weapons program faces a computing crunch. High-precision simulations for nuclear weapons are becoming difficult to power. This is because major chip makers are focusing on artificial intelligence. Sandia National Laboratories is now testing chips from new companies like NextSilicon. This ensures the nation's security mission can continue uninterrupted.
