Chinese tech firm data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinas-cambricon-posts-first-profit-as-demand-for-this-nvidia-rivals-ai-processors-explodes” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinas-cambricon-posts-first-profit-as-demand-for-this-nvidia-rivals-ai-processors-explodes”>Cambricon Technologies has plans to triple its production of domestic AI chips in 2026, according to data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/cambricon-aims-to-triple-chip-output-to-replace-nvidia-in-china?srnd=phx-technology” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/cambricon-aims-to-triple-chip-output-to-replace-nvidia-in-china?srnd=phx-technology” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Bloomberg. Although not officially announced, people familiar with the matter reportedly claim Cambricon is looking to fill the void left by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-lobbies-white-house-and-wins-loosened-ai-gpu-export-control-to-china-u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-reject-gain-ai-act” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-lobbies-white-house-and-wins-loosened-ai-gpu-export-control-to-china-u-s-lawmakers-reportedly-reject-gain-ai-act”>Nvidia’s pullback from the region over trade issues and government mandates, as well as to compete more effectively with national giant Huawei.
Questions still remain, however, over how Cambricon will achieve these aims, as it’s not clear whether…
