US curbs push Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu towards Huawei's Ascend

China’s top tech outfits are scrambling to replace their dwindling supply of Nvidia chips with homegrown alternatives as US export controls tighten the screws on AI hardware, the Financial Times reports.

China’s tech champion aims to fill gaps left by US sanctions

Huawei is preparing to test its latest AI chip, the Ascend 910D, hoping it can challenge higher-end products from Nvidia as US restrictions batter the Chinese semiconductor industry.

Ascend D quad, Ascend D quad XL and Ascend D1