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Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips has surged following the release of DeepSeek's V4 artificial intelligence model.
Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chip surged after DeepSeek's V4 model launched optimized support.
KEY POINTS
- 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.
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