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Alibaba T-Head

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T-Head Semiconductor (平头哥半导体, also known as Pingtouge) is Alibaba Group's wholly-owned chip design subsidiary, founded in September 2018 and headquartered in…

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Founded
2018
HQ
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Status
subsidiary

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As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Alibaba T-Head: 2 models, 1 deployment across 1 region. 1 source back the record.

Models

2

Deployments

1

Overview

T-Head Semiconductor (平头哥半导体, also known as Pingtouge) is Alibaba Group's wholly-owned chip design subsidiary, founded in September 2018 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Spun out of Alibaba's DAMO Academy, T-Head develops the full chip design stack — from RISC-V processors (XuanTie series) to AI inference accelerators (Hanguang 800), server CPUs (Yitian 710), and GPU-class AI chips (Zhenwu/PPU line) — primarily serving Alibaba Cloud and external customers like China Unicom.

T-Head's Zhenwu M890, positioned as a domestic alternative to NVIDIA's H100, achieved scaled mass production in 2026, and Alibaba is preparing an IPO for the unit.

Verified record

Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Active incidents
None on file

Key facts

Parent company

Alibaba Group (wholly-owned subsidiary)

Also known as

Pingtouge (平头哥)

Chip shipments

470,000 AI chips delivered as of February 2026 (company-reported)

Annualized revenue

RMB 10 billion level (company-reported, Feb 2026)

External customer share

60%+ of chips deployed for commercial customers outside Alibaba (company-reported)

IPO status

Alibaba supports future independent listing; no timeline set (Jan 2026)

Key products

Hanguang 800 (AI inference NPU), Yitian 710 (ARM server CPU), Zhenwu 810E (PPU/GPU), Zhenyue 510 (SSD controller), XuanTie (RISC-V)

Architecture focus

RISC-V (XuanTie series) and ARM (Yitian 710); full-stack data-center chip portfolio

Parent Company

Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA)

CEO (Alibaba Group)

Eddie Wu

Chip Shipments (cumulative)

470,000 AI chips by Feb 2026 (company-reported)

Annualized Revenue

RMB 10B (~$1.4B) as of early 2026 (reported)

IPO Status

Planning IPO; restructuring into standalone business (Jan 2026)

Key Customer

China Unicom (Sanjiangyuan data center, Qinghai)

Mass Production

Zhenwu M890 GPU achieved scaled mass production (May 2026)

Architecture

RISC-V (XuanTie series) + ARM (Yitian 710) + proprietary GPU (PPU/Zhenwu)

Data & sources

Web sources

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Partnerships

Every company Alibaba T-Head has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

2 total2 operating

Most-frequent partners

  1. 1China Unicom2× joint

Most recent

  1. Alibaba T-Head x China Unicom2025-09-17
    with China Unicomoperating
  2. Alibaba T-Head x China Unicom (Sanjiangyuan Data Center)2025-09-17
    with China Unicomoperating

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Relationships

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Former / Previously (2)

  • Zhang Jianfeng Founder / CTO (at establishment)secondary-verified
  • Wang Jian Founder / DAMO Academy leadsecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Alibaba T-Head.

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Operator customers (1)

Recent coverage

Alibaba T-Head in third-party press

Alibaba's T-Head Reportedly Hits 470K Chip Shipments, Expands Amid Unclear IPO Timeline

Mar 20, 2026

Alibaba Plans Spinoff of Chip Arm T-Head Amid AI Boom

Jan 23, 2026

Alibaba clears public listing plan for chip unit T-Head as China's semiconductor push accelerates

Jan 23, 2026

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