Better known globally for its telecoms and smartphones businesses, Huawei has for the past four years been building an AI chip line.
Here is what we know about its Ascend AI chip series, and its main product to rival Nvidia's A100 chip, the 910B.
WHY AND HOW DID HUAWEI ENTER THE AI CHIP BUSINESS?
Baidu ordered 1,600 of Huawei 910B chips for 200 servers in August, one source told Reuters.
Analysts have estimated China's AI chip market to be worth $7 billion and grabbing market share from Nvidia could mark a win for Huawei against the United States.
Persons:
Benoit Tessier, Nvidia, CANN, Liu Qingfeng, iFlyTek, Jiang Tao, Baidu, Meng Wanzhou, Josh Ye, Brenda Goh
Organizations:
Huawei Technologies, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Nvidia, Huawei, Baidu, HK, HUAWEI, Reuters, Analysts, CHINA, Thomson
Locations:
Porte, Paris, France, HONG KONG, China, United States