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Alibaba's TSMC-Built 5nm RISC-V Chip, XuanTie C950, Now Runs Qwen-3.8 27B Model Natively, Unlocking Massive Vertical Integration Tailwinds (wccftech.com)
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[–] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That is simply astounding. Unbelievable they are already producing complex 5nm chips. And good to see that RISC-V is the future of chip architecture.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah amazing stuff all around, I hope these things are going to be cheap enough to get for running local models

[–] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

This has an enormous potential. I imagine a Global South semiconductor supply chain, led by China, but completely free from US control. Free from instruction set patents, free from fab production restrictions, and open source from fab to app. This gives me hope.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Same, I'm hoping we'll see China do the same thing with chips and memory as that they've done with EVs and solar.