Chapter 52 24. The speed and strength of information technology development

In the field of information technology, China has emerged among the top 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.The computer industry has become China's first pillar industry.For several months, China's achievements in information technology have continuously amazed the world. In 2011, China had the fastest computer in the world. This supercomputer was born in Tianjin, China. It was designed and manufactured by 200 engineers, and its name is Tianhe-1.Its calculation speed reaches 2507 quadrillion times per second. Powerful computers will facilitate the development of various fields: industry, high technology, medical research, automobile and aircraft design, urbanization, security, transportation, electronics, telecommunications, data analysis, weather forecasting, aerospace, cosmology, oceanography, Weapon design and simulation of nuclear explosions, etc.Examples include applications in analyzing and predicting the stock market.

China's information technology level ranks first in the world rankings, surpassing the United States. China's top seven computer and electronics manufacturers Founder Technology (listed company) JWD: Manufactures portable electronic devices. Shenzhou Computer: Founded in 1995. Fugue Co., Ltd.: A joint venture of the Japanese multinational corporation Nintendo. Lenovo Group: Founded in 1984, it is the second largest computer manufacturer in Asia and the fourth in the world, after Hewlett-Packard, Acer and Dell.The Chinese group bought the computer division of US multinational IBM in 2005.

Zotac International: The world's leading graphics card and motherboard manufacturer and global leader. Nufront: Microelectronics and computer company, founded in 2004, headquartered in Beijing.Mainly designs processors, computers and motherboards. These Chinese computer and electronic equipment companies are still young.They were not known more than twenty years ago. In the next few years, the 12th Five-Year Plan will focus on the development of new-generation information technology. China will be number one in the field of information technology, surpassing countries such as the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France in terms of computing power.