Huawei unveils new AI chip to rival Nvidia, partners with domestic suppliers amid US restrictions
• Huawei's new AI chip, the Ascend 910B, is considered by some to match Nvidia's A100 data center GPUs in computing power. It can run advanced AI algorithms.
• The Ascend 910B is believed to be made by China's top chipmaker SMIC using a 7nm fabrication process. Huawei is partnering with domestic suppliers.
• Chinese AI firms like Baidu and iFlytek are adopting Huawei's new Ascend chips to power products and services.
• Though lagging Nvidia's CUDA software ecosystem, Huawei has its own Compute Architecture for Neural Networks to connect hardware and software.
• Experts say Huawei has chip design strengths but may need to invest in mainland China to build up its software capabilities to fully compete with Nvidia.