Fact-Checking the DeepSeek Leak: Can Domestic Chips Handle Trillion-Parameter Models?
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-08-02
In response to the widely circulated alleged DeepSeek investor meeting notes, semiconductor experts conducted a deep analysis to assess the true state of China's AI hardware ecosystem.
The article investigates three core claims from the notes:
- Compute Allocation: What does DeepSeek's reported allocation of 16,000 Huawei accelerators actually represent in practical training?
- Compute Myth: Could Meituan really train a 1.6 trillion-parameter model using only 50,000 domestic chips?
- Chip Comparison: How do Huawei’s latest Ascend chips actually compare against NVIDIA’s GB30?
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