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Wednesday 11 February 2026
Alibaba builds Google-class AI stack with 'golden triangle' chip, cloud and model integration
Alibaba has completed the final piece of its AI strategy. T-Head Semiconductor has launched the Zhenwu 810E AI chip, developed in-house by Alibaba across hardware and software. The...
Friday 30 January 2026
Alibaba, Baidu advance IPO plans for AI chip subsidiaries
China's two largest technology companies, Alibaba and Baidu, have launched initial public offering (IPO) processes for their semiconductor design subsidiaries, a move widely seen as...
Tuesday 27 January 2026
Alibaba's DAMO Academy drives core AI chip development behind T-Head Semiconductor
T-Head Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Alibaba, is reportedly preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), signaling a new growth phase for China's domestic AI chip sector. Industry...
Monday 26 January 2026
Commentary: China's RISC-V progress from C-Sky to T-Head
Alibaba is rumored to be evaluating a plan to spin off T-Head Semiconductor for a potential listing. T-Head may still appear to be a young company, but to the semiconductor industry,...
Friday 23 January 2026
Alibaba's T-Head Semiconductor reportedly eyes IPO amid China chip boom
Alibaba is reportedly planning to spin off its chip unit, T-Head Semiconductor, and pursue an initial public offering (IPO) to capitalize on the current surge in Chinese chipmaker...
Friday 19 September 2025
Alibaba's T-Head AI chip rivals Nvidia H20, wins major China Unicom data center deal
Alibaba's chip design arm T-Head has introduced its latest AI accelerator, the PPU, positioning it as a rival to Nvidia's China-only H20 GPU. The processor has already been rolled...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Why TSMC elects to reveal its earthquake loss figures now
In recent months, as the US has tightened its AI restrictions and unleashed disruptive tariff measures, many believe that TSMC will be the first to bear the brunt. However, after TSMC...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Five key impacts of TSMC's 7nm AI chip sales halt to China
TSMC has reportedly notified Chinese customers that shipments of AI-related chips made with 7nm or below processes will be halted. Additionally, any AI chip projects initiated after...
Friday 17 November 2023
China achieves RISC-V server milestone amidst potential US sanctions
Sophgo and T-head, in collaboration with Shandong University (SDU), have achieved a significant feat by deploying a RISC-V CPU server cluster in the cloud. David Chen, Alibaba's Ecosystem...
Friday 3 November 2023
T-head launches SSD controller chip
T-Head Semiconductor, an Alibaba affiliate, has unveiled its first-ever SSD controller IC, the Zhenyue 510, for enterprise storage.
Monday 2 October 2023
How long could Huawei still rely on Arm IP licensing amid US chip bans and RISC-V rise?
For the SoftBank-backed Arm that just completed a blockbuster IPO in the US in mid-September, China is a critical market contributing a quarter of its annual revenues for fiscal 2023,...
Wednesday 30 August 2023
Chinese chip companies accelerate RISC-V deployments
Amid the ongoing US-China tech war, Chinese companies, such as T-Head Semiconductor and StarFive Technology, are accelerating their development using the RISC-V architecture to avoid...
Thursday 24 August 2023
China projected to account for 50% of global RISC-V core shipment by 2027
RISC-V Summit China 2023 is currently underway in Beijing, participants include leading Chinese RISC-V players like the Alibaba subsidiary T-Head, StarFive and Beijing ESWIN.
Thursday 17 November 2022
Alibaba mulls spinning off semiconductor arm T-Head
Alibaba Group may not rule out allowing its semiconductor arm T-Head Semiconductor to be spun off as an independent company to facilitate its financing operations, according to industry...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
AliCloud commercializes China's first homegrown cloud processor
China's top cloud service provider Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud) has recently announced that its self-developed cloud-native processor Yitian 710 has entered large-scale commercial applications...