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DeepSeek Partners With Huawei To Build Alternatives To Nvidia
DeepSeek is a Chinese company that develops artificial intelligence technology.
It is working with Huawei to make software for Huawei's AI chips.
The software will include tools that help chips calculate information and communicate with one another.
The companies developed a supercomputer system using 128 Huawei Ascend 950 chips.
DeepSeek also discussed TileLang, a programming language for AI chips.
DeepSeek says TileLang can be easier to use than Nvidia's CUDA system.
The goal is to make a strong chip-software system that Chinese companies can control themselves.
The partnership comes as Chinese technology firms look for alternatives to Nvidia's ecosystem.
DeepSeek said it partnered with Huawei to develop programming tools optimized for Huawei's Ascend chips.
The tools include open-source compute and communication libraries for Huawei's Ascend platform.
The companies jointly advanced a supernode solution using 128 Ascend 950 chips.
DeepSeek highlighted TileLang, an open-source language intended to simplify AI-chip programming.
The partnership reflects Chinese technology firms' efforts to reduce reliance on Nvidia's software and hardware ecosystem.
- Who
- Chinese AI firm DeepSeek and Chinese technology company Huawei.
- What
- They partnered to develop and open-source programming infrastructure optimized for Huawei Ascend AI chips.
- Where
- The announcement was made through DeepSeek's official WeChat account; the article dateline was Beijing/Hong Kong.
- When
- DeepSeek announced the partnership on Wednesday, two weeks after Huawei unveiled its next-generation AI processors and supernode systems.
- Why
- The companies aim to improve AI-chip programming and help develop an independent, self-controlled alternative to Nvidia's ecosystem.
Key facts
- Companies
- DeepSeek and Huawei
- Chip platform
- Huawei Ascend
- Supernode scale
- 128 Ascend 950 chips
- Open-source components
- Compute and communication libraries
- Programming language
- TileLang
- Nvidia comparison
- DeepSeek said TileLang offers a simpler programming model than Nvidia's CUDA.
- Strategic purpose
- Building a new independent and self-controlled GPU software ecosystem
Quotes
DeepSeek
Chinese artificial intelligence company developing programming infrastructure for AI chips
“To build a new generation of independent, self-controlled GPU software ecosystems, the first priority is establishing a high-level language that is universal, easy to program, and still capable of reaching the hardware's full performance potential.”
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