Overview:

An overview of Alibaba's AI chip ambitions via wholly-owned subsidiary T-Head, together with an in-depth analysis of its first chip, the Hanguang 800, an AI Cloud Inference chip, which is expected to be launched commercially before the end of 2020.

Table of Contents:

• T-Head Corporate Snapshot 
• China's National Plan to Reduce Chip Imports
• Overview of Alibaba's Semiconductor Activities
• Origins of T-Head
• T-Head Corporate Strategy
• T-Head Product Development Roadmap
• The Hanguang 800:
  • Product Positioning
  • Chip Architecture Design
  • Software Stack Design
  • MLPerf Benchmarking
  • Other Benchmarked Parameters & Manufacturing Details
  • Comparison of Deployment Modes
  • Major Target Markets
• Alibaba Hanguang 800 Use Cases:
  • Use Case 1 - Pailitao
  • Use Case 2 - Alibaba City Brain
  • Future Use Cases
• T-Head Competitive Strengths
• Key Challenges (Hanguang 8000)
• Baidu and Huawei also developing AI chips
• Comparison of US and China AI Chips
• Key Takeaways

Number of Pages: 29
Authors: Wei Sun, Gareth Owen