Huawei Tells Clients Ascend 960DT to Use Samsung, SK Hynix HBM
Huawei has informed some clients that a large share of its upcoming flagship Ascend 960DT chip will use high-bandwidth memory (HBM) made by Samsung and SK Hynix, according to The Information. The report highlights how U.S. restrictions on AI chip shipments to China can be circumvented.
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The Information : Sources: Huawei recently told some clients that a large share of its upcoming flagship, Ascend 960DT, will run largely on HBM made by Samsung and SK Hynix — For an illustration of how porous U.S. restrictions on the shipment of AI chips to China can be, consider a technique that has begun …
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