NVIDIA Is Plotting Its China Comeback Via A New LPU-Based Inference Chip, As SMIC Rides US Export Controls To A Virtual China Monopoly [Update: NVIDIA Denies]
…For instance, Alibaba unveiled the XuanTie C950 in March 2026, marketing the chip as a RISC-V-based offering for edge AI. Unlike typical ASICs, the XuanTie C950 does not rely on…