As China accelerates development of homegrown AI processors to counter Huawei's isolation and compete with Nvidia's dominance, Western chipmakers are simultaneously racing to secure advanced manufacturing technology through ASML's cutting-edge tools.
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At its Apsara Conference, Alibaba's Eddie Wu detailed a new AI accelerator, a massive next-generation model, and a 20GW data center buildout by 2032.
Rotating chairman Wang Tao detailed two new Ascend AI chips for 2027 and a chip-interconnect system meant to offset China's lack of the most advanced Nvidia hardware.