Huawei AI Tech Advances Despite US Curbs
Source: asia.nikkei.com
Published on May 23, 2025
Huawei's AI Infrastructure Growth
Huawei Technologies is consistently developing its AI infrastructure using its own chips and servers. This highlights China's advancements in AI development and implementation despite U.S. export limitations.
New AI Server Cluster
Huawei recently introduced a new AI server cluster in Anhui province, China. This cluster uses Ascend chips, which Huawei developed internally, instead of graphics processing units (GPUs) from Nvidia.
Ascend Chips vs. Nvidia GPUs
The cluster with Ascend chips is considered competitive with Nvidia on performance. Huawei is using its own chips in its artificial intelligence servers.