{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia","json":"https://digestai.news/story/huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia.md","slug":"huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia","headline":"Huawei Announces New AI Chips to Compete with Nvidia","summary":"Huawei Technologies is set to unveil new artificial intelligence (AI) chips, the Ascend 960, at its annual summit in Shanghai this week. These chips are designed to replace those of Nvidia and compete globally. The company aims to make these chips powerful enough for training advanced AI models. Analysts will closely watch whether the new component can meet such requirements. Huawei plans to deploy over 160,000 Ascend 950DT chips in a data center in Inner Mongolia by 2027. Already, Huawei has been making progress both domestically and internationally, including exploring markets like Malaysia and Egypt. However, the company faces challenges due to US export controls that limit its ability to produce AI chips locally. Despite these obstacles, Huawei is developing innovative solutions such as LogicFolding technique and SuperPod structure to enhance chip performance. The Ascend 960 will succeed the current Ascend 950 family of AI accelerators, which are already being used in DeepSeek's data centers. This move aims to bridge the gap with Nvidia’s top-tier offerings but also faces challenges due to the limited availability of advanced components and the need for software-hardware co-optimization.","keyPoints":["Huawei unveils new AI chips at its annual summit","Ascend 960 will be available in 2027, succeeding Ascend 950 family","Deploying over 160,000 chips in a data center by 2027"],"whyItMatters":"Huawei's new AI chips aim to compete with Nvidia globally and reduce reliance on western technology. This could impact the global AI chip market and geopolitical dynamics.","category":{"slug":"hardware","name":"Hardware & Compute","url":"https://digestai.news/category/hardware"},"entities":{"companies":["Huawei Technologies","DeepSeek"],"models":[],"people":["Wang Tao","Guo Ping"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-16T17:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T10:30:00Z","sourceCount":5,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"irishtimes.com","title":"Huawei set to unveil China’s answer to Nvidia AI chips","url":"https://irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/17/huawei-set-to-unveil-chinas-answer-to-nvidia-ai-chips","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T17:00:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true},{"outlet":"Tom's Hardware","title":"Huawei details AI accelerator roadmap, pulls in next-generation Ascend NPUs by several quarters — FP4 performance of the Ascend 960PR doubles expectations","url":"https://tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-details-ai-accelerator-roadmap-pulls-in-next-generation-ascend-npus-by-quarters-fp4-performance-of-the-ascend-960pr-doubles-expectations","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T10:30:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false},{"outlet":"TechCrunch AI","title":"Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/huawei-plans-q1-2027-launch-of-new-ai-chip-as-it-takes-on-nvidia","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T14:06:14Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false},{"outlet":"sify.com","title":"Huawei Is Coming for Nvidia Now. Its New AI Chips Arrive in 2027","url":"https://sify.com/ai-analytics/huawei-is-coming-for-nvidia-now-its-new-ai-chips-arrive-in-2027","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T00:27:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false},{"outlet":"digitaltrends.com","title":"Huawei just laid out its 2027 AI chip plans, and Nvidia is clearly the target","url":"https://digitaltrends.com/computing/huawei-just-laid-out-its-2027-ai-chip-plans-and-nvidia-is-clearly-the-target","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T16:21:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":false}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":{"title":"Huawei DeepSeek Chip Alliance","url":"https://digestai.news/thread/huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia","storyCount":2},"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Huawei Announces New AI Chips to Compete with Nvidia\", 16 September 2026, https://digestai.news/story/huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Huawei Announces New AI Chips to Compete with Nvidia","datePublished":"2026-09-16T17:00:00Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/huawei-announces-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}