Huawei keeps AI chips in China due to high demand
Huawei has decided not to launch its new Ascend 900 and 960-series AI chips outside China, citing strong local demand and manufacturing limits. The company’s Atlas 960 SuperPoD system can scale up to 15,488 processors with bandwidth at 34 petabytes per second. Huawei’s roadmap pushes new chips annually up to 2029 but, for now, overseas customers won't get access.
- Ascend 900/960 chips restricted to China only
- Atlas 960 SuperPoD supports up to 15,488 processors
- System bandwidth reaches 34 PB/s
- Chips aimed at models with up to 10 trillion parameters
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