DeepSeek plans massive Huawei chip deployment in Inner Mongolia

DeepSeek Huawei Ascend 950DT AI infrastructure semiconductor shortage SMIC earnings

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is planning a massive deployment of at least 160,000 Huawei Ascend 950DT AI accelerators at a new data center in Inner Mongolia. The facility is intended to serve as a major hub for AI inference, though the company reportedly continues to rely on Nvidia hardware for model training.

The move is part of a broader Chinese effort to reduce technological dependence on US-based Nvidia following export restrictions. However, the scale of the project faces significant hurdles. Huawei currently lacks the production capacity to meet the full demand, and shortages in high-end memory and other components are expected to limit the output of the 950DT chips to the low hundreds of thousands this year.

In a related development within the Chinese semiconductor sector, SMIC reported record-breaking financial results for the first half of 2026. The company's half-year profit surged 111 percent to 589 million euros, driven largely by domestic demand for AI-related chips and the state-supported shift toward local hardware providers.

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DeepSeek · Huawei · Inner Mongolia · Nvidia · SMIC

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[● 4 SOURCES] DeepSeek plans to deploy at least 160,000 Huawei AI accelerators at a new data center in Inner Mongolia. thetechnologyexpress.com · www.businessinsider.es · www.newsbytesapp.com · techgenyz.com
[● 4 SOURCES] DeepSeek intends to use Huawei Ascend 950DT processors primarily for AI model inference rather than training. thetechnologyexpress.com · www.businessinsider.es · www.newsbytesapp.com · techgenyz.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] SMIC's half-year revenue rose by 23.7 percent to 4.8 billion euros. www.drweb.de
[○ 1 SOURCE] SMIC reported a 111 percent increase in half-year profit to 589 million euros in 2026. www.drweb.de
[● 4 SOURCES] Huawei faces production capacity constraints and component shortages that may limit Ascend 950DT output to the low hundreds of thousands this year. thetechnologyexpress.com · www.businessinsider.es · www.newsbytesapp.com · techgenyz.com