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2026-09-17 10:36:13
At the Huawei Connect conference in 2026, Huawei's Rotating Chairman Wang Tao revealed that the Ascend 960 series chips had completed R&D preparations ahead of schedule, achieving a doubling of overall performance. Regarding the specific release schedule, the Ascend 960DT will be officially launched in the first quarter of 2027, three quarters ahead of the original plan; the Ascend 960PR is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2027, one quarter ahead of the original plan. Wang Tao also stated that the Ascend series chips will maintain a technological evolution pace of one generation per year, with the Ascend 970 chip expected to launch in 2028 and the Ascend 980 chip planned for release in 2029. This accelerated product iteration pace will provide more continuous and robust support for the computing power needs of China's artificial intelligence industry.
