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Reuters: DeepSeek is developing its own AI chips
DeepSeek and Zhipu AI Enter the Chip Arena: The Paradigm Shift of Chinese LLM Companies from Algorithm to Full-Stack Inference Silicon
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1. Introduction On July 8, 2026, two explosive reports hit the global tech landscape within hours of each other. Reuters broke the news that DeepSeek has been quietly advancing a proprietary AI inference chip project for over a year. The Information followed up by revealing that Zhipu AI is evaluating a custom ASIC design tailored for its GLM model family. Within 48 hours, two of China’s most prominent LLM companies had publicly confirmed their entry into the semiconductor arena.
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