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Alibaba Unveils Next-Gen Chip for Agentic Ai: Company
Alibaba’s XuanTie C950 CPU delivers over three times the performance of its predecessor and targets AI inference with customizable RISC-V architecture to reduce GPU reliance.
- On Tuesday, Alibaba's DAMO Academy unveiled the XuanTie C950, a 5-nanometer RISC-V CPU core designed for high-performance cloud computing and AI agent workflows, at an ecosystem conference in Shanghai.
- Alibaba pivoted to open-source RISC-V architecture, a rival to British firm Arm, to improve supply chain resilience amid U.S. export restrictions on Nvidia chips.
- The 3.2 GHz processor delivers three times the performance of the XuanTie C920, and Alibaba claims its CPU achieves over 30% "improvement in performance thanks to its flexibility in customization."
- Tech companies are racing to develop AI agents, and while Alibaba's T-Head division designed the chip, the company sells its AI services through its cloud computing division rather than selling chips directly.
- Morningstar analyst Chelsey Tam said the CPU's importance "lies primarily in improving supply chain resilience amid scarce computing power," though the launch may not significantly impact Alibaba's overall revenue.
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5 nanometers processor XuanTie C950, developed for server and with 3.2 gigahertz, would have a performance three times faster than its predecessor, XuanTie C920
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Alibaba develops next-gen chip for agentic AI, Chinese media says
The 3.2 GHz server chip, built using open-source RISC-V chip architecture, was billed as "the highest performing RISC-V CPU in the world" at a conference hosted by DAMO Academy, Alibaba's research arm, according to the reports.
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