At the World Semiconductor Conference, Wang Tao, the COO of Jiangsu Kunpeng Innovation Center, discussed the performance of the Huawei Ascend A910B chip, which is around 80% comparable to the NVIDIA A100 chip for LLM-style AI training.
The A100 chip is a high-performance chip model delivered by NVIDIA to customers in China, but has faced increasing conditions imposed by the local AI industry that is required to be self-reliant. The comparison with the A100 chip is therefore reasonable, as NVIDIA is forced to compete on pricing in China due to the inability to deliver the latest chip models to customers.
The World Semiconductor Conference, which has been held since 2019, attracts a large number of participants. This year, companies such as TSMC, Cadence, and Synopsys – major players in the chip industry with strong ties to the United States – joined the event, alongside many other chip companies in China.
Source: South China Morning Post
TLDR: Wang Tao of Jiangsu Kunpeng discussed Huawei’s Ascend A910B chip at the World Semiconductor Conference, noting its 80% performance against NVIDIA’s A100 for LLM AI training. Despite challenges, the event hosted major industry players and highlighted the ongoing competition in the semiconductor market.
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