DeepSeek Plans to Acquire 160,000 Huawei Ascend Chips for Its Data Center
DeepSeek is set to purchase 160,000 Huawei Ascend chips for its data center in Inner Mongolia.
DeepSeek aims to acquire 160,000 Huawei Ascend chips for its massive data center in Inner Mongolia.
This will become the largest cluster of Huawei AI chips.
They will be used solely for inference, while training will still rely on NVIDIA.
Manufacturing such a quantity of chips may take over a year.
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AnalysisThis deal highlights the increasing demand for AI chips and the critical role of data processing infrastructure in modern technology.
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