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Huawei plans to launch its next-generation Ascend 960DT NPUs early, positioning them as China's top domestic accelerator alternative.

This accelerates China's domestic AI compute supply chain and intensifies competition for Western GPU vendors in restricted markets.
Trade pressSlicast · September 17, 2026 at 21:07 UTC · Global · Source: The Register
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