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Wednesday 23 April 2025
Huawei Ascend 910C chip set for mass rollout as China hunts for an Nvidia stand-in
Huawei is reportedly set to begin mass shipments of its next-gen AI chip, the Ascend 910C, as early as May 2025. Positioned as China's homegrown rival to Nvidia's H100, the chip is...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Huawei's AI ambitions face energy efficiency test

Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 (CM384) is making waves as the most ambitious AI hardware rollout in China to date—a rack-scale system powered...

Thursday 17 April 2025
Huawei unveils new AI chip just one day after US bans Nvidia's H20 exports
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) recently notified Nvidia that future AI chips H20 intended for the Chinese market will require an "indefinite license" for export to Hong Kong,...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Huawei debuts 'nuclear-grade' AI supernode, but power-hungry design puts cooling to test

Huawei has launched its CloudMatrix 384 supernode, a significant advancement in AI infrastructure, now undergoing large-scale deployment...

Tuesday 1 April 2025
China's server reboot: Kunpeng chips signal Huawei's post-x86 future
Amid the AI boom, much of the spotlight has focused on Chinese chips like Huawei's Ascend. Yet, general-purpose computing power, still dominated by CPUs, remains a critical foundation...
Monday 24 March 2025
'The dawn of the AI agent era': Huawei accelerates 2025 roadmap
At its 2025 China Partner Conference, Huawei outlined its roadmap for the next phase of artificial intelligence, spotlighting AI agents designed for autonomous planning and execution...
Thursday 20 March 2025
China scales up DeepSeek AI inference clusters; Huawei Ascend takes lead
Since emerging in mid-January 2025, DeepSeek has rapidly reshaped the AI landscape. As its presence grows into a second month, OpenAI has escalated its opposition—first threatening...
Wednesday 5 March 2025
AI all-in-one machines make a strong comeback as major manufacturers rush to deploy
With the growing demand for AI computing from enterprises, the market for AI all-in-one machines is experiencing explosive growth. Numerous Chinese companies are launching all-in-one...
Monday 3 March 2025
Weekly news roundup: Dixon Technologies eyes US$3 billion display unit; Huawei Ascend 910C reportedly hits 40% yield
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from February 24 – February 27.
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Huawei Ascend 910C reportedly hits 40% yield, turns profitable; aims for 60% industry standard
Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip has reportedly reached a 40% manufacturing yield, marking the first time the Ascend production line has turned profitable. The company aims to improve...
Friday 7 February 2025
Chinese AI chip suppliers work with DeepSeek to boost competitiveness
With the growing buzz surrounding DeepSeek, its website and application have seen a massive surge in traffic. The influx of new users has led to repeated "server busy" delays, raising...
Thursday 6 February 2025
Huawei reports 2024 revenue, Ascend 910C hits 60% of Nvidia H100's AI performance
Huawei Chairman Howard Liang announced that 2024 revenue exceeded CNY860 billion (approx. US$118.6 billion) at the Guangdong Provincial Conference on high-quality development, driven...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
DeepSeek's meteoric rise: China's AI power play reshaping global competition
DeepSeek's rapid ascent highlights China's growing dominance in AI. Supported by a robust ecosystem of domestic technology and resources, the startup reflects the nation's drive to...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Chinese foundries, memory firms face US export curbs
The upcoming US ban targets the Chinese semiconductor industry in what is expected to be the third significant crackdown in three years. However, the number of companies affected...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Huawei presses ahead with AI chip plans despite yield concerns
Huawei is reportedly advancing its plans to mass-produce the Ascend 910C AI chip in the first quarter of 2025, even as the company grapples with extremely low wafer yields. Simultaneously,...