Huawei Ascend NPU roadmap examined — company targets 4 ZettaFLOPS FP4 performance by 2028, amid manufacturing constraints

Source: Tom’s Hardware

Huawei’s Ascend NPU Roadmap Overview

Huawei has unveiled its Ascend NPU roadmap, highlighting three new processors and an ambitious scaling strategy:

• Processors: Ascend 950, Ascend 960, and Ascend 970.
• SuperClusters: Planned systems will contain over one million processors.
• Performance Goal: Up to 4 ZettaFLOPS FP4 by 2028.
• Strategic Shift: Moving from pure chip scaling to system‑level scaling.
• Context: Development continues despite U.S. sanctions and manufacturing constraints.