Huawei pulls Ascend roadmap forward again
Eleven chips, annual cadence, capacity still short.
HP, Huawei, and Wi-Fi’s patent layer
Cross-license shows standards IP at work.
China’s robot boom outpaces its chip independence
Deployment leads the world; chips still lag.
DeepSeek moves toward its own AI chip
Chip said to be for inference rather than training.
Part III: The evolution to AI GPUs
CUDA, Tensor Cores, and NPUs rewrote computing history.
Autonomous systems in factories and cars
The big boys move in.
Huawei’s Ascend 950 AI processor
Second in a line AI processors.
Huawei 950 SuperCluster isn’t so super
Lots of chips, not so much TOPS.
Chinese AI GPU needs and ambitions
Will Nvidia be a minority player in five years?
China’s domestic AI alliances
Forms two AI alliances, reducing foreign tech dependence.
Just say no to Huawei Ascend
Ascend chips are likely in breach of existing export rules.
What is happening in China?
Huawei’s Kirin 9000S has a homegrown GPU.