- Huawei said the Ascend 960DT, an AI training chip with doubled performance, will be ready in Q1 2027, three quarters ahead of schedule, while the Ascend 960PR inference chip arrives in Q3 2027, a quarter early.
- Huawei committed to an annual upgrade cycle for the Ascend series, with the Ascend 970 and 980 slated for 2028 and 2029.
- The announcement lands ahead of high-level Xi-Trump trade talks where AI and semiconductor exports top the technology agenda.
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“with performance doubling”
“ready in the first quarter of 2027”
“continue to follow an annual upgrade cycle”