DeepSeek open-sources programming tools for Huawei Ascend chips
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On September 30, 2026, The Decoder reported that DeepSeek partnered with Huawei to open-source programming tools targeting Huawei Ascend chips. The core of the tool is the programming language TileLang, described in the report as easier to use than CUDA. Besides TileLang, the open-sourced content also includes a library for computation and a library for inter-chip data transfer. In addition, the two parties optimized a supernode composed of 128 Ascend 950 chips. Public information is limited to this open-source release itself; no follow-up reported yet.
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- The DecoderChina's AI industry closes ranks as Deepseek ships open-source software for Huawei's Ascend chips
DeepSeek partnered with Huawei to open-source programming tools for Ascend chips, centered on TileLang, a programming language easier to use than CUDA, plus libraries for compute and inter-chip data movement; the two also optimized a supernode of 128 Ascend 950 chips.