Huawei plans 2027 Ascend 960 chips and a system for up to 4,096 processors

A post outlining Huawei's plans describes its Atlas 960E SuperPoD as designed to connect up to 4,096 Ascend 960 AI processors using UnifiedBus and near-packaged optical technology. It frames the strategy as competition around complete computing systems—not just individual chips—with networking and software also playing a role. The post notes that Huawei's published performance, memory and reliability figures remain vendor claims rather than independent benchmarks.