Artifact Details

Title

Cray-3 CPU section

Catalog Number

102631029

Type

Physical object

Description

This device, called a "brick," formed part of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the Cray 3 supercomputer. It ran at 500-550 MHz and used 2ns Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits (ICs). There are 32 modules per brick, 1024 ICs per module, and up to 8 bricks per machine. The base of the brick is gold-plated copper and efficiently transferred heat to the Cray 3's CFC-based coolant system. System cost was between $20 and 30 million.

Date

1995

Manufacturer

Cray Computer Corporation

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number Cray 3

Dimensions

overall: 8 in x 14 in x 11 in

Category

Component: circuit board / module

Subject

Cray-3 (computer); Cray, Seymour; gallium arsenide; Fluorinert

Credit

Purchased through the generosity of Len Shustek

Lot Number

102631029