On March 15th, at the Huawei China Partner Conference, Yang Chaobin, President of Huawei's ICT Product and Solution Department, announced that the company plans to develop over 50 partnerships focused on Kunpeng and Ascend this year.
Yang revealed that in 2023, Huawei saw rapid improvements in the model and operator coverage of Ascend, as well as the application coverage of Kunpeng. Looking ahead to 2024, the company aims to expand partnerships to over 50 in both Kunpeng and Ascend.
Additionally, Yang predicts that by 2024, the market space for AI training and inference integrated machines in China will reach 16.8 billion CNY.
It is understood that Huawei's Kunpeng and Ascend series processors are tailored for general-purpose and intelligent computing domains respectively.
The Kunpeng processor is a high-performance processor designed by Huawei based on ARM architecture authorization. Through deep customization and optimization, it provides robust support for data centers, cloud services, and enterprise-level applications.
Take the Kunpeng 920 processor as an example; it adopts a multi-core, high-concurrency design approach to meet the demands of large-scale data processing and complex computing scenarios.
In contrast, Huawei's Ascend focuses more on data processing and analytical capabilities, especially in the realm of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Huawei has also independently developed the "Da Vinci Architecture," which integrates computing cores, storage units, and acceleration engines, achieving efficient artificial intelligence processing capabilities through highly integrated design.
At the software level, Huawei provides comprehensive support for the Ascend series AI chips, offering developers rich tools and resources to reduce the complexity and cost of AI application development.
