Huawei is preparing to test its new AI chip, the Ascend 910D, in China by reaching out to various tech companies, amid the semiconductor export restriction crisis with NVIDIA.
The Ascend 910D chip is set for initial sample delivery in late May and Huawei aims to assess its technical feasibility in comparison to NVIDIA's H100 processor for AI development.
Huawei's chip development is part of China's push for a self-sufficient semiconductor industry, as they aim to fortify the AI and semiconductor sectors after being placed on the US trade blacklist.
Chinese firms, including Huawei, have been able to develop AI chips comparable to those of NVIDIA, despite facing challenges such as limited access to TSMC and restricted availability of high-end components.