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Facing US export controls, China's DeepSeek plans to make its own chips
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Fusion42 · 8 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
DeepSeek is planning to develop its own AI inference chips to reduce dependency on Nvidia and Huawei amid tightening US export controls on semiconductor technology to China.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Frontier Models and Semiconductors.
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US export controls are forcing Chinese AI labs to vertically integrate chip design, reshaping global AI supply chains and creating new competitive dynamics in inference hardware.
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