Zhenwu 810E

Zhenwu 810E is an AI chip developed by T-Head, a unit of Alibaba Group Holding. It's newsworthy due to its significant shipment volume, exceeding 100,000 units, surpassing local competitor Cambricon. This milestone underscores Alibaba's increasing importance in China's efforts to develop domestic alternatives to US-made processors. The Zhenwu 810E is a "fully self-developed" parallel processing unit (PPU) designed for both AI training and inference, specifically to handle the data-intensive demands of generative AI systems. It boasts 96GB of High Bandwidth Memory 2 Enhanced. Its performance is reportedly comparable to Nvidia's H20, making it a key player in China's pursuit of AI chip independence and technological advancement.