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{{Short description|National-level research laboratory under NARL}}
The '''National Center for High-Performance Computing''' ('''NCHC'''; {{zh|c=國家高速網路與計算中心|p=Guójiā Gāosù Wǎnglù Yǔ Jìsuàn Zhōngxīn}}) is one of ten national-level research laboratories under [[National Applied Research Laboratories]] (NARL), headquartered at [[Hsinchu Science Park]], [[Hsinchu]], [[Taiwan]]. 

==History==
The research center was opened in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nchc.org.tw/en/about/history.php|title = 國家高速網路與計算中心}}</ref> In November 2018 the National Center for High-Performance Computing owned supercomputer [[Taiwania 2]] debuted at number 20 on the [[TOP500]] list of fastest supercomputers.<ref name="Taiwan news 2018">{{cite web |last1=Everington |first1=Keoni |title=Taiwania 2 ranked as 20th-most powerful supercomputer in world |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3575187 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |date=14 November 2018 |publisher=Taiwan News |accessdate=6 August 2019}}</ref>

==Operations==
The NCHC is Taiwan's primary facility for [[high-performance computing]] (HPC) resources including large-scale computational science and engineering, [[Computer cluster|cluster]] and [[grid computing]], [[middleware]] development, [[Scientific visualization|visualization]] and [[virtual reality]], data storage, networking, and HPC-related training. The NCHC is also responsible for the operation of the 20 [[Gbit]]/s '''Taiwan Advanced Research and Education Network (TWAREN)''', the [[national education and research network]] of Taiwan. The NCHC supports academia and industry with hardware and software, advanced research and application development, and professional training. Its Free Software Lab developed and maintains the [[free software|free]] [[disk cloning]] utility [[Clonezilla]].<ref name="shiau2018">{{cite journal | last1 = Shiau | first1 = Steven J. H. | author-link1 = | last2 = Sun | first2 = Chen-Kai | author-link2 = | last3 = Tsai | first3 = Yu-Chin | author-link3 = | last4 = Juang | first4 = Jer-Nan | author-link4 = | last5 = Huang | first5 = Chi-Yo | date = 2018-06-12 | title = The Design and Implementation of a Novel Open Source Massive Deployment System | journal = [[List of MDPI academic journals#A|Applied Sciences]] | language = en | publisher = [[MDPI]] | volume = 8 | issue = 6 | page = 965 | doi = 10.3390/app8060965 | doi-access = free| issn = 2076-3417 | oclc = 828808191 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

=== List of supercomputers ===
* Formosa 4
* Formosa 5
* ALPS
* [[Taiwania (supercomputer)]]
* [[Taiwania 2]]
* [[Taiwania 3]]
* [[Taiwania 4]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Everington |first1=Keoni |title=2 Nvidia supercomputers to be built in Taiwan |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4910344 |website=taiwannews.com.tw |date=5 June 2023 |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref>
* Forerunner 1<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shan |first1=Shelley |title=Forerunner 1 to boost high-performance computing |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/07/09/2003820541 |website=taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nakhiengchanh |first1=Michael |title=Taiwan's Forerunner 1 supercomputer to go online later in July |url=https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/5899258 |website=taiwannews.com.tw |date=8 July 2024 |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ai |first1=Chang |last2=Kao |first2=Evelyn |title=Taiwan-built Forerunner 1 supercomputer goes online |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202407080015 |website=focustaiwan.tw |date=8 July 2024 |publisher=Focus Taiwan |access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref>

===Branches===
* Hsinchu (HQ)
* [[Taichung]]
* [[Tainan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nchc.org.tw/en/inner.php?CONTENT_ID=576|title=NCHC::Contact Us|work=nchc.org.tw}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan)]]
* [[Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute]]
* [[Industrial Technology Research Institute]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://www.nchc.org.tw/}}
* {{Cite web |title= TWAREN |url= http://www.twaren.net/english/ |work= Web site }}

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