Wednesday, 8 July, 2026
Silicon Independence: DeepSeek Quietly Builds Its Own AI Chip
By TechShots Studio
Chinese AI powerhouse DeepSeek is secretly designing its own custom chip focused purely on inference (running AI responses). The stealthy move aims to slash the company's reliance on Nvidia's restricted hardware and local rival Huawei. Backed by a fresh $7 billion funding round, DeepSeek joins global giants like OpenAI in the race for hardware self-sufficiency, despite strict U.S. chip export curbs.
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