Huawei To Ramp Ascend Chip Production, Positioning Against Nvidia’s China Struggles

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Huawei plans to double production of its Ascend 910C chips in 2026, signaling progress despite U.S. sanctions. Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent are adopting the chips as China seeks independence from foreign semiconductors.

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00:02Huawei plans to ramp up production of its advanced AI chips next year to capture customers in China's

00:06semiconductor market as NVIDIA faces geopolitical challenges that according to Bloomberg.

00:11The Shenzhen-based company plans to produce about 600,000 Asset 910C chips in 2026,

00:17doubling this year's output after struggling with U.S. sanctions. Huawei also aims to raise

00:21total Asset output to 1.6 million dies that year. The move signals a breakthrough for Huawei and

00:26its partner, SMIC, in overcoming U.S. sanctions and supply bottlenecks while China pushes to cut

00:31reliance on foreign chips. Customers like Alibaba and Tencent are adopting Huawei chips for AI

00:37inferencing. Their performance still lags NVIDIA, which remains barred from the Chinese market.

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