Alibaba Steps Up AI Chip Challenge to Nvidia

Alibaba Steps Up AI Chip Challenge to Nvidia

  • January 29, 2026

Alibaba has unveiled detailed specifications of a new artificial intelligence chip designed to compete with advanced graphics processors from US leader Nvidia, highlighting China’s push to build domestic alternatives in critical computing technologies. The chip, developed by Alibaba’s semiconductor arm T-Head, is positioned

iFlytek pushes into semiconductor design with new corporate entity

iFlytek pushes into semiconductor design with new corporate entity

  • December 29, 2025

Expanding beyond software driven artificial intelligence Chinese artificial intelligence firm iFlytek has taken a fresh step to broaden its technological footprint by moving into semiconductor design and related fields. The company, best known for its speech recognition and language processing technologies, has established