# DeepSeek says it has partnered with Huawei to develop Ascend chip programming tools

Digest AI · Hardware & Compute · published 2026-09-30T05:00:48Z

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## Summary

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial‑intelligence firm, announced a partnership with Huawei Technologies to create programming tools for Huawei’s Ascend AI chips. The collaboration will focus on building a suite of development utilities, including TileLang, an open‑source alternative to NVIDIA’s CUDA framework.

TileLang is intended to give developers a familiar, high‑performance language for writing code that runs on Ascend processors, potentially easing the transition for teams accustomed to CUDA. Both companies said the effort aims to broaden the software ecosystem around Ascend chips and accelerate AI workloads on Huawei hardware.

The partnership was disclosed in a Reuters brief on Wednesday, with DeepSeek stating the joint work is already underway. No further details on timelines, licensing or commercial terms were provided.

## Key points

- DeepSeek and Huawei announced a partnership to build programming tools for Ascend AI chips
- The effort includes TileLang, an open‑source CUDA‑compatible language
- Both firms said development work has already started, but no timeline was given

## Why it matters

Providing a CUDA‑like tool for Ascend chips could attract more AI developers to Huawei hardware, strengthening its position in the competitive AI accelerator market.

## Sources

1. [DeepSeek says it has partnered with Huawei to develop programming tools for Huawei's Ascend chips, including TileLang, an open-source CUDA alternative](https://reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/deepseek-partners-with-huawei-develop-chip-programming-tools-reducing-reliance-2026-09-30) (reuters.com, 2026-09-30)

Part of the developing story: [Huawei DeepSeek Chip Alliance](https://digestai.news/thread/huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia) (2 stories)

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