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title: "Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/huawei-plans-q1-2027-launch-of-new-ai-chip-as-it-takes-on-nvidia-decf2fe2
published: 2026-09-17T14:06:14.000Z
byline: "Source: TechCrunch AI"
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# Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia

Source: TechCrunch AI · Published 2026-09-17 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/huawei-plans-q1-2027-launch-of-new-ai-chip-as-it-takes-on-nvidia-decf2fe2

Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.

In this story: [Huawei](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/huawei), [Ascend 960DT](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/ascend-960dt)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/huawei-plans-q1-2027-launch-of-new-ai-chip-as-it-takes-on-nvidia)

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