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SMIC x Alibaba (5nm AI Inference Chip)
In December 2025, SMIC collaborated with Alibaba Group to develop and manufacture a new 5nm chip customized for AI inference workloads. This alliance secures a domestic supply of high-performance hardware for China's leading cloud provider and signals growing demand from Chinese data center giants.
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- Alibaba Group · customer
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