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Huawei Unveils New Chip Technology as Chinese Companies Accelerate in AI Race with Nvidia

Huawei Unveils New Chip Technology as Chinese Companies Accelerate in AI Race with Nvidia

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September 17th, 2026

Huawei Unveils New Chip Technology as Chinese Companies Accelerate in AI Race with Nvidia

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Huawei, China's technology behemoth, has unveiled a novel chip technology, mounting a challenge to global frontrunners such as Nvidiaa move that underscores the increasingly narrowing gap between China and the United States in the realm of artificial intelligence.

中国科技巨擘华为推出了新型芯片技术,向英伟达等全球领军者发起挑战,此举凸显出中美两国在人工智能领域的差距正日趋收窄。

Huawei unveiled the news on Thursday at its flagship annual conference in Shanghai, just days before US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington on 24 September.

华为于周四在沪上举行的年度重磅会议上揭晓了这一消息,而数日之后,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普与中国国家主席习近平预计将于9月24日在华盛顿举行会晤。

In light of US-led restrictive measures that bar China from obtaining some of the world's most advanced AI chips and cutting-edge chipmaking equipment, China has been swiftly advancing technological self-reliance, the chip sector included.

鉴于美国主导的限制性举措禁止中国获取若干全球最为先进的人工智能芯片及尖端芯片制造设备,中国始终在迅疾推进技术自立,芯片领域亦在其列。

At this event, Huawei unveiled the Atlas 960 SuperPoD computing clustera markedly faster successor to the model it had only just released a few months earlier, boasting enhancements in both AI training and "inference."

华为于此次活动中揭幕了Atlas 960 SuperPoD计算集群——此乃其数月前甫一发布的型号更为迅捷的后续迭代,于AI训练及“推理”层面均有所精进

Inference refers to the process whereby a trained artificial intelligence makes predictions or decisions.

所谓推理经训练后的人工智能实施预测决策之过程

Huawei has also laid plans to roll out its Ascend 970 and Ascend 980 chip series in 2028 and 2029 respectively, by which time its computing power is projected to undergo a marked leap.

华为亦拟定于2028年及2029年相继推出昇腾970与昇腾980芯片系列,届时其算力预计将实现显著跃升。

"This timingcoming less than two weeks before President Xi Jinping's visit to Washingtonunderscores the confidence and ambition Beijing harbors in the realms of technology and innovation," remarked George Chen, a partner at the consultancy The Asia Group and chairman of its digital practice.

“这一时机——距习近平主席访问华盛顿尚不足两周——彰显了北京在技术与创新领域所抱持的信心与雄心,”咨询公司The Asia Group合伙人兼数字业务主席陈乔治如是表示。

At the very moment Huawei made this announcement, Trump played down calls from leading figures in the field of artificial intelligence, who, citing security concerns, had urged that the pace of the technology's development be slowed.

值此华为揭晓该消息之时,特朗普对人工智能领域领军人物基于安全考量而吁请放缓该技术发展进程的呼声予以淡化

Trump insisted that the United States must preserve its lead over China, and declared, "Whoever wins artificial intelligence wins everything."

特朗普坚称美国务必维系对中国的领先优势并宣称谁赢得人工智能谁就赢得一切”。

"The breakneck pace of AI's evolution means that no one can guarantee they will remain at the forefront indefinitely," Chen remarked.

“人工智能演进之迅猛,致使无人能够确保始终立于领先之地,”陈如是说。

Analysts point out that China still frequently relies on American chips, including those made by Nvidia, for advanced technologies such as training artificial intelligence models.

分析人士指出中国在训练人工智能模型等先进技术方面仍往往仰赖美国芯片包括英伟达的芯片

However, Huawei has independently developed advanced chips and maintained a leading position among Chinese chip developers, as Chinese AI companies increasingly gravitate toward domestically produced chips.

然而华为自主研制出先进芯片在中国芯片开发商中保持领先地位,因为中国的人工智能公司日益倾向于采用国产芯片

The Atlas 960 SuperPoD computing cluster burst onto the scene shortly after the company unveiled the Atlas 950 SuperPod at the end of last year, a move that took some technology analysts by surprise.

Atlas 960 SuperPoD计算集群在公司去年年底推出Atlas 950 SuperPod后不久便横空出世此举令部分技术分析师颇感意外

"Huawei completed this upgrade in just one year, a pace far swifter than anything seen before, which can only intensify America's anxiety over the accelerating AI race," Chen remarked.

“华为仅用一年便完成了这一升级,其速度之快远非往昔可比,这只会令美国对人工智能竞赛加速的焦虑愈发加剧,”陈如是说。

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