ZHANG Jianfeng, Alibaba CTO and President of DAMO Academy, broke the news that Alibaba was to usher in a new era, when chips would be developed independently and quantum computing hardware would become globally leading.

Alibaba so far has established “HoneyBadger Semiconductor Co., Ltd.”, which concentrates on independent research and development, and strategic planning for chips. Globally cutting-edge in its every indicator, the first Ali-NPU will be produced at the middle of next year. Also, the first quantum chip developed totally independently will make its appearance within 2 or 3 years.