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DeepSeek V5 reportedly targets Huawei Ascend 950 training in 2027, a crucial test for a Chinese alternative to Nvidia
What happened
DeepSeek reportedly plans to use Huawei's Ascend 950 chips as the core training hardware for its next-generation V5 model in 2027, potentially extending the companies' partnership from inference to full model training. This is a reported plan, not a confirmed or implemented arrangement; according to the report, it would be a crucial test for a Chinese alternative to Nvidia.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 50/100
Affected components and suppliers
Huawei Ascend 950
DeepSeekHuaweiAscend 950AI trainingplanNvidia alternative
Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 11/3/2026 · View original source
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