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South Korea’s Hangang supercomputer begins operation, official service set for December
South Korea has begun operating its sixth national supercomputer, Hangang, at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information in Daejeon.
The system combines 8,496 GPUs and 9,936 CPUs to handle large scientific calculations and research using artificial intelligence.
It is intended to support work by universities, government research institutes and companies, as well as national research projects.
Its theoretical computing performance is 24 times that of the previous system, according to the reported comparison.
The science ministry expects Hangang to rank among the world’s top 10 supercomputers, though that ranking was still to be announced.
Official service is scheduled to begin on December 16, after a trial service that started in September.
South Korea’s sixth national supercomputer, Hangang, held its launch ceremony on November 2 at KISTI’s headquarters in Daejeon.
The system is equipped with 8,496 GPUs and 9,936 CPUs to support scientific computing and AI-based research.
It is expected to rank among the world’s top 10 supercomputers, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Hangang has been running a pilot service since September, and its official service is scheduled to begin on December 16.
- Who
- South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI).
- What
- The sixth national supercomputer, Hangang, held its launch ceremony and is preparing to provide official service.
- When
- The ceremony was held on November 2, 2026; official service is scheduled for December 16.
- Where
- KISTI’s headquarters in Daejeon, South Korea.
- Why
- To support scientific computing, AI-based scientific research, national strategic research and development, and research by universities, government institutes and companies.
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Hangang began operating a pilot service.
The Ministry of Science and ICT and KISTI held Hangang’s launch ceremony in Daejeon.
Hangang’s official service is scheduled to begin.
- System
- South Korea’s sixth national supercomputer, Hangang
- GPUs
- 8,496
- CPUs
- 9,936
- Official service
- Scheduled to begin December 16, 2026
- Launch ceremony
- KISTI headquarters, Daejeon
What people are saying
We will do our best to ensure stable operation and user support, drawing on our experience operating supercomputers, so that the sixth system, Hangang, can support domestic researchers’ challenging research.
Hangang is a key foundation that will support the convergence of AI and science and technology and lead to new scientific discoveries.