Chinese company designated as ‘National Security Threat’ in the US takes on Nvidia with AI chip

Chinese manufacturer Huawei was labeled as a ‘national security threat’ by the US in 2020. Now, according to a report by WSJ, Huawei is now developing a new and powerful artificial intelligence processor which will compete with some of the high-end AI chips produced by American chip manufacturer Nvidia. The report also adds that Huawei is preparing to test the latest series chip, the 910D. Huawei aims for its latest processor, the Ascend 910D, to match the performance of Nvidia’s widely acclaimed H100 AI training chip, launched in 2022. The company has reportedly engaged several Chinese tech firms to assess the processor’s capabilities, with initial samples anticipated by late May.