Chinese AI chipmakers raise prices amid HBM shortage, Huawei Ascend 950DT up
zephyr_z9 · x · 2026-09-10
Citing Reuters, Chinese AI chipmakers are raising prices due to HBM supply shortages, with Huawei raising the price of its Ascend 950DT to $250K-level.
The move reflects tight HBM supply and strong domestic demand for compute as Nvidia's China access remains constrained — a key signal for China's AI compute supply chain economics.
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