Huawei and DeepSeek collaborate on V4 model to boost China's AI self-reliance
Chinese tech firms Huawei and DeepSeek have partnered to adapt Huawei's Ascend chips and CANN software for DeepSeek's V4 AI model, highlighting China's push for technological independence amid US chip restrictions. During a livestream on Bilibili and WeChat, Huawei engineers detailed the full adaptation of the Ascend SuperNode product line for V4 inference, claiming significant performance improvements. DeepSeek noted that V4 will face throughput issues until the second half of the year when Ascend 950PR supernodes ship at scale. The collaboration underscores China's progress in self-reliance, a national priority as the US blocks access to advanced semiconductors. McKinsey & Company projects that global inference demand will surpass training demand by 2030.
Key facts
- Huawei and DeepSeek collaborated on adapting Huawei's Ascend chips and CANN software for DeepSeek's V4 model.
- The adaptation was detailed during a livestream on Bilibili and WeChat.
- DeepSeek V4 will have throughput issues until Ascend 950PR supernodes ship at scale in the second half of the year.
- The collaboration is part of China's push for tech self-reliance amid US chip restrictions.
- McKinsey & Company predicts inference demand will surpass training demand globally by 2030.
Entities
Institutions
- Huawei
- DeepSeek
- McKinsey & Company
Locations
- China
- United States