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China's Nvidia alternative? DeepSeek plans massive Huawei AI chip rollout at Inner Mongolia data centre

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The move could mark a significant step in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on Nvidia Corp for advanced processors used to develop and run artificial intelligence models.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-09-07 05:28 · TechNode
    DeepSeek reportedly plans 160,000-chip Huawei cluster in Inner Mongolia
  2. 2026-09-06 14:04 · Pandaily
    DeepSeek Plans 160,000 Huawei Ascend 950DT Chips for Inner Mongolia Inference Cluster
  3. 2026-09-04 17:35 · Mint AI
    China's Nvidia alternative? DeepSeek plans massive Huawei AI chip rollout at Inner Mongolia data centre

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