Huawei Unveils 15,000-Chip Interconnect System.
Huawei unveiled its new SuperPoD Interconnect technology. It enables the interconnection of up to 15,000 processors, including Ascend chips, into a single cluster. The presentation took place on September 18 at the Huawei Connect conference in Shenzhen.
The main goal of this technology is to increase the processing power for neural network training. Essentially, it’s a Huawei-made equivalent of Nvidia’s NVLink.
Currently, the company’s chips are inferior to Nvidia’s in terms of speed, but by integrating them into large clusters, Huawei will be able to offer customers comparable capabilities.
The announcement came immediately after Chinese authorities banned domestic giants from purchasing Nvidia equipment. This move should spur the development of its own chip industry.
According to experts, Huawei is working to close the gap and create a foundation for its own AI ecosystem.
Nvidia Buys $5B Stake in Intel to Collaborate on AI Chips
Nvidia is investing $5 billion in Intel shares as part of a new partnership focused on chip development. The deal gives Nvidia about 4% ownership once the new shares are issued. It follows a recent move by the US government to take a 10% stake in Intel. Together, these investments aim to boost Intel’s future in the AI chip race.
Intel’s stock price surged nearly 23% on the news. The company has faced a turbulent few years, and earlier this year appointed Lip-Bu Tan as CEO. The choice drew criticism from the White House over concerns about China ties.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the White House had no role in this agreement, but also raised no objections.
