# Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips has surged following the release of DeepSeek's V4 artificial intelligence model.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-29 · Reuters*

## Key points

- Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chip surged after DeepSeek's V4 model launched optimized support.
- Huawei's 950PR chip is the only Chinese model supporting compressed numerical AI calculations at lower cost.
- DeepSeek V4 models are open-source under MIT license, enabling commercial use and modification by companies.
- Huawei will start mass shipping 950PR chips in the second half of 2026, but output will lag demand.

**Companies:** Huawei, Alibaba, Tencent, DeepSeek, ByteDance
**Countries:** China, United States

[Read the full story on Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/big-chinese-tech-firms-scramble-secure-huawei-ai-chips-after-deepseek-v4-launch-2026-04-29/)

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