DeepSeek and Huawei open-source programming tools for Ascend chips
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On 30 September 2026, DeepSeek and Huawei jointly released open-source programming tools for Ascend chips, centred on TileLang, a language easier to learn than CUDA. Originally developed by researchers at Peking University, it has been used by DeepSeek for around a year. The companies also optimised a supernode comprising 128 Ascend 950 chips, with Huawei saying it provided comprehensive support. DeepSeek said building an independent AI chip software ecosystem first requires a general-purpose language that is easy to programme and can extract the hardware's full performance.
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- The DecoderChina's AI industry closes ranks as Deepseek ships open-source software for Huawei's Ascend chips
DeepSeek and Huawei have collaborated on programming tools for Ascend chips and released them all as open source. At their core is TileLang, a language that is easier to learn than CUDA. It was originally developed by researchers at Peking University, and DeepSeek has used it for about a year. The companies have also optimised a supernode comprising 128 Ascend 950 chips, with Huawei saying it provided full support. DeepSeek argues that an independent AI chip software ecosystem first needs a general-purpose language that is easy to program and can fully exploit the hardware's performance.
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