Huawei is reportedly sampling its new advanced Ascend 910C AI chip with top Chinese companies as the region weaves its dependence on NVIDIA.
Huawei is trying to take advantage of the NVIDIA situation by targeting Chinese tech companies with improved AI chips
China is one of the countries at the forefront of AI development, and with it the demand for suitable computing power has soared to new heights. Local AI tech giants, especially ByteDance, Alibaba and Baidu, are exploring all alternatives to expand their computing capabilities, but given the constant revision of US trade policy, NVIDIA Obtaining chips from is no longer a viable option. . Domestic AI chip makers like Huawei are taking advantage of this and are now moving towards offering upgraded options to their customers.
According to a report by SCMP, Chinese giant Huawei is currently providing samples of its new Ascend 910C AI chip to the domestic AI technology giant, which is also said to be a major customer of NVIDIA. Details about the Huawei Ascend 910C AI chip are unclear, but it is said to offer a significant upgrade compared to its previous counterpart, and previous reports suggest it will rival NVIDIA’s H100 AI GPU in terms of performance. It is being said. A vivid performance.
This development comes as NVIDIA is on the verge of new revisions to U.S. trade policy, which will likely result in a ban on the company’s H20 AI accelerator designed specifically for the Chinese market. Masu. If the development comes to fruition, it would be a key moment for Huawei to make the leap in the industry, given that domestic tech giants are already “frustrated” by the growing uncertainty surrounding the purchase of AI equipment. . Switching to an in-house AI solution appears to be the only viable option, and Huawei is likely to take advantage of this.
Previously, when the demand for Huawei Ascend 910B was high, the tech giant was bothered by Huawei’s “limited” production line and finally brought back the production line. Considering the reason, Huawei and local AI It will be interesting to see how the market situation develops. To Nvidia. Given that Huawei has managed to cope with supply issues, we very much see NVIDIA being replaced.
