# Wei Shaojun, an executive at the China Semiconductor Industry Association, says Beijing should develop.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-07 · Wccftech*

## Key points

- Wei Shaojun advises China's AI industry to shift focus from CUDA alternatives to software-defined chips.
- Software-defined chips (SDCs) move compute intelligence to software, reducing dependence on fixed hardware architectures.
- SDCs use a reconfigurable grid and compiler-generated bitstreams, eliminating reliance on a specific ISA.
- SDCs present significant engineering challenges, including complex routing and branching issues.
- Existing SDCs like SambaNova's RDUs and Groq's LPUs target specific workloads, not full GPU replacement.

**Companies:** NVIDIA, SambaNova, Groq
**Countries:** China

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