# DAMO Academy

Alibaba’s Open-Source Gambit: How the RISC-V ‘Xuantie’ Aims to Disrupt the Global Chip Duopoly

Alibaba has launched the record-breaking Xuantie C950 RISC-V CPU, signaling a strategic shift toward high-performance, open-source AI computing. With its chip unit T-Head achieving mass production and NVIDIA's CUDA adding support, the RISC-V architecture is emerging as a credible third pillar to challenge the x86 and ARM duopoly in the global semiconductor market.