# DeepSeek’s upcoming V4 model is expected to run on Huawei-designed processors.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-06 · TechStartups.com*

## Key points

- DeepSeek's V4 model will run entirely on Huawei-designed processors, not Nvidia hardware.
- Chinese tech giants have pre-ordered hundreds of thousands of Huawei chips for V4 deployment.
- DeepSeek rewrote core system components to optimize V4 for Chinese chip architectures.
- DeepSeek withheld early access to V4 from U.S. chipmakers, favoring domestic partners.
- Multiple V4 variants are being developed, each tailored for different use cases on Chinese hardware.

**Companies:** Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, ByteDance, Huawei, DeepSeek, Cambricon
**Countries:** China

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